| Accepted name: |
Vaccinium stamineum L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Polycodium stamineum (L.) Greene
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| English names: |
Deerberry
Deerberry
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WVACST
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.3 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Fruits are used in making excellent pies, jams and jellies. This species has shown considerable potential as a new crop or in Vaccinium breeding in the USA (1). |
| Key Characters: |
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