Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton

Black highbush blueberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 3.5 m tall. It as several stems growing from the base. The leaves are simple. The leaves are 2-7 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. The fruit are 8 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.5
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. It grows near swamps and on the edges of lakes.It suits USDA hardiness zones 4-8.
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Swamps and pine barrens, wet woods and the edges of lakes.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings 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 fuscatum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:858940-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047092
COL ID 7F7L7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vaccinium fuscatum