Vaccinium angustifolium

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. Cyanococcus
Species: Vaccinium angustifolium

Name

Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton,

Synonyms

Cyanococcus angustifolius (Ait.) Rydb.
Cyanococcus pensylvanicus (Lam.) Rydb.
Vaccinium angustifolium var. hypolasium Fernald
Vaccinium angustifolium var. laevifolium House
Vaccinium angustifolium var. nigrum (Alph.Wood) Dole
Vaccinium brittonii Porter ex Cockayne
Vaccinium humile Willd.
Vaccinium lamarckii Camp
Vaccinium minutiflorum Wats.
Vaccinium multiflorum Dun.
Vaccinium nigrum (Wood) Britt.
Vaccinium pensylvanicum Lam.
Vaccinium ramulosum Willd.
Vaccinium salicinum Aschers.
Vaccinium tenellum Pursh

Homonyms

Vaccinium angustifolium Benth. = Vaccinium stenophyllum Steud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- - USA (Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec), St. Pierre et Miquelon

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 2:11.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Vaccinium angustifolium. 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 28. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vaccinium angustifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vaccinium angustifolium. Published online. Accessed: May 28 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Vaccinium angustifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 May 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. May 28 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020.

Vernacular names

English: lowbush blueberry
suomi: Kanadanmustikka
français: Airelle à feuilles étroites
Nederlands: laagblijvende blauwbesstruik, lage blauwe bosbes

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