Vaccinium atrococcum A.Heller

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

A shrub. The fruit are large and blue-black. They are sweet and juicy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruitare eaten raw. They are also eaten with sugar and cream and used for jellies, tarts and wines.
Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261792-2
WFO ID wfo-0001047593
COL ID 7F883
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium atrococcum f. atrococcum Vaccinium atrococcum