Vaccinium virgatum Aiton

Smallflower blueberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Vaccinium

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 90 cm tall. It has twiggy growth but arching branches. The leaves are narrow and sword shaped. The leaves turn red in autumn. The flowers are white or pale pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits cool climates.
More
Swamps.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

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

Vaccinium virgatum unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859175-1
WFO ID wfo-0001047711
COL ID 7F8TV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Vaccinium virgatum