Vaccinium angustifolium

Vaccinium angustifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Vaccinium
Sectio: V. sect. Cyanococcus
Species: Vaccinium angustifolium
Forms:

Vaccinium angustifolium f. chiococcum
Vaccinium angustifolium f. leucocarpum
Vaccinium angustifolium f. nigrum

Name

Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton

Synonyms

Cyanococcus angustifolius (Aiton) Rydb.
Cyanococcus angustifolius var. laevifolius (House) Moldenke
Vaccinium angustifolium var. angustifolium
Vaccinium angustifolium f. angustifolium
Vaccinium angustifolium var. laevifolium House

Distribution

It is native to eastern and central Canada (from Manitoba to Newfoundland) and the northeastern United States, growing as far south as the Great Smoky Mountains and west to the Great Lakes region.

References

Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 2:11.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Vaccinium angustifolium. Published online. Accessed Set. 27 2017.

The Plant List 2013. Vaccinium angustifolium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Set. 27.

Tropicos.org 2017. Vaccinium angustifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 27 Set. 2017.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].

Vernacular names

English: lowbush blueberry
suomi: Kanadanmustikka
français: Airelle à feuilles étroites
Nederlands: laagblijvende blauwbesstruik, lage blauwe bosbes

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