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Vaccinium erythrocarpum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Genus
  
Vaccinium

Higher classification
  
Blueberries

Order
  
Ericales

Family
  
Ericaceae

Scientific name
  
Vaccinium erythrocarpum

Rank
  
Species

Vaccinium erythrocarpum mountaincranberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum

Similar
  
Blueberries, Ericaceae, Vaccinium crassifolium, Vaccinium microcarpum, Vaccinium caesariense

Vaccinium erythrocarpum – also commonly known as mountain blueberry, southern mountain cranberry, bearberry, arando, and dingleberry, is a species of cranberry.

Vaccinium erythrocarpum Smoky Mountains Wildflowers Southern Mountain Cranberry William

Vaccinium erythrocarpum has an oddly discontinuous distribution, with one subspecies in the southeastern United States, the other in east Asia.

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Vaccinium erythrocarpum is a deciduous shrub. Its flowers bloom in June; the individual flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by insects. They produce scarlet, transparent berries. It grows in woodlands and areas of dappled shade.

Subspecies
  • Vaccinium erythrocarpum subsp. erythrocarpum (Miq.) Kloet - southern Appalachian Mountains of southeastern United States (from West Virginia to northeastern Georgia)
  • Vaccinium erythrocarpum subsp. japonicum - China, Japan, Korea

    • Vaccinium erythrocarpum Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx
    Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michaux subsp japonicum Miquel Vander Kloet

    Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michaux subsp japonicum Miquel Vander Kloet

    References

    Vaccinium erythrocarpum Wikipedia
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