Vaccinium membranaceum

Vaccinium membranaceum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Vaccinieae
Genus: Vaccinium
Sectio: V. sect. Myrtillus
Species: Vaccinium membranaceum

Name

Vaccinium membranaceum Douglas ex Torr., 1874

Synonyms

• Vaccinium coccineum Piper
• Vaccinium globulare Rydb.
• Vaccinium membranaceum var. rigidum (Hook.) Fern.

Homonyms

• Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Hook. = Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington State, Wyoming), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Northern Territories, Ontario, Yukon) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Douglas, D. ex Hook., 1834. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 2(7): 32 (1834)

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Vaccinium membranaceum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 29. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vaccinium membranaceum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vaccinium membranaceum. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vaccinium membranaceum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. May 29 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020.

Vernacular names

English: square-twig blueberry, thinleaf huckleberry, tall huckleberry, big huckleberry, mountain huckleberry, black huckleberry

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