Vaccinium dentatum Sm.

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Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

A sprawling shrub. It can grow 30-200 cm tall. The fruit is bright red and 8-10 mm across. There are several small seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet forests.
More
Wet forests and bogs.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Tea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Vaccinium dentatum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:858902-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047089
COL ID 7F7K9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium dentatum