| Accepted name: |
Vaccinium corymbosum L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Vaccinium amoenum Aiton
-Vaccinium atrococcum (A. Gray) A. Heller
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| English names: |
Highbush Blueberry
Tall Blueberry
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| French names: |
Airelle en corymbe
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WVACCO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.3 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The large (up to 2 cm) and tasty fruits are used in the preparation of beverages, spirits, stewed fruit and preserves (1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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