Vaccinium corymbosum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyEricaceae
Family (Traditional)Ericaceae
GenusVaccinium
Species:Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Common NameHighbush Blueberry
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 10; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 0
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (1)

SynonymFull Citation
Vaccinium amoemum Vaccinium amoemum Aiton

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Breathitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Carter (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Fleming (KY), Garrard (KY), Harlan (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), Letcher (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Owsley (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Russell (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Chester (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Lincoln (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Moore (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wayne (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0169191 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Vaccinium corymbosum
31234100408267 Bell Kentucky 14 May 1974 J. Stuart Lassetter
2053
EKY
Vaccinium corymbosum
31234100408317 Bell Kentucky 14 May 1974 J. Stuart Lassetter
2053
EKY
Vaccinium corymbosum
31234100408234 Bell Kentucky 20 Jun 1974 C. Ross Hinkle
EKY
Vaccinium corymbosum
31234100408291 Bell Kentucky 22 Sep 1982 Barbara L. Rafaill
555
EKY
Vaccinium corymbosum
31234100408283 Bell Kentucky 22 Jul 1983 Barbara L. Rafaill
705
EKY
Vaccinium corymbosum
31234100408259 Bell Kentucky 05 Jul 2004 Amy V. McIntosh
311
EKY
Vaccinium corymbosum
BEREA012794 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Vaccinium corymbosum
BEREA012796 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Vaccinium corymbosum
BEREA012797 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Vaccinium corymbosum
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Vaccinium corymbosum - Dwayne Estes
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Vaccinium corymbosum - Dwayne Estes
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Vaccinium corymbosum - Tara Littlefield
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Vaccinium corymbosum - Tara Littlefield
Vaccinium corymbosum - Tara Littlefield
Vaccinium corymbosum - Tara Littlefield
Vaccinium corymbosum - Tara Littlefield
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