Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Polycodium
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. 2
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Deerberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a?:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium candicans
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Deerberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vast_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4148
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200428_4347
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Wonder who the hitchhiker is...
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JK Marlow jkm200428_4352
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm110515_564
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120505_064
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaves strongly white-glaucous underneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120505_065
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaf blades often slightly wavy or arching, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm130515_001
May Pickens County SC
Clemson Outdoor Lab
Flowers don't form buds, but grow "in the open" from minute rings of meristematic floral tissue, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm130515_006
May Pickens County SC
Clemson Outdoor Lab
Vaccinium stamineum's flowers are white, bell-shaped, and open widely, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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JK Marlow jkm130515_983
May Pickens County SC
Clemson Outdoor Lab
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JK Marlow jkm130515_992
May Pickens County SC
Clemson Outdoor Lab
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JK Marlow jkm130515_995
May Pickens County SC
Clemson Outdoor Lab
Bracts of the inflorescence much smaller than normal foliage leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm210507_0136
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm250514_0312
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200606_5719
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stamens 4-6 mm long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm200606_5721
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm200606_5723
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm220609_8464
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220705_8975
July Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. 2
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a?:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium candicans
2878
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Xeric to submesic woodlands and forests, including pine-oak/heath and shrub balds, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins mostly entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate-campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green/Pink/Yellowish/Purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p388?
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p264?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p246
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p239?
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p115?
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p298?
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p186?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p131?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p29?
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p319
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p367
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