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Vaccinium corymbosum

American Blueberry, Blueberry
Other regional names: Highbush Blueberry +1 more
  • Highbush Blueberry
  • New Jersey Blueberry
Also known as: Cyanococcus amoenus (Aiton) Small +19 more
  • Cyanococcus amoenus (Aiton) Small
  • Cyanococcus atrococcus (A.Gray) Small
  • Cyanococcus corymbosus (L.) Rydb.
  • Cyanococcus cuthbertii Small
  • Cyanococcus elliottii (Chapm.) Small
  • Cyanococcus fuscatus (Aiton) Small
  • Cyanococcus holophyllus Small
  • Cyanococcus simulatus (Small) Small
  • Cyanococcus virgatus (Aiton) Small
  • Polycodium arcuatum Ashe
  • Polycodium sericeum (C.Mohr) C.B.Rob.
  • Polycodium sericeum f. chrysocarpon Ashe
  • Polycodium sericeum var. eburneum Ashe
  • Polycodium sericeum var. elongatum Ashe
  • Vaccinium albiflorum Hook.
  • Vaccinium amoemum Aiton
  • Vaccinium amoenum Aiton
  • Vaccinium arcuatum (Ashe) Sleumer
  • Vaccinium arkansanum Ashe
  • Vaccinium ashei Reade
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ericaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.

Vaccinium corymbosum (commonly known as American Blueberry or Blueberry) is a shrub within the Ericaceae family. It originates in North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
British Columbia, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Washington, Wisconsin

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