Vaccinium myrtilloides

Vaccinium myrtilloides

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 myrtilloides

Name

Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx., 1803

Synonyms

• Cyanococcus canadensis (Kalm ex L.Rich.) Rydb.
• Vaccinium album Lam.
• Vaccinium angustifolium var. myrtilloides (Michx.) House
• Vaccinium canadense Kalm ex A.Rich.
• Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Hook.

Homonyms

• Vaccinium myrtilloides S.Wats. = Vaccinium myrtillus subsp. myrtillus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, Washington State, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northern Territories, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec, Saskatchewan) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 1. Parisiis et Argentorati: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 1:234.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Vaccinium myrtilloides. 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 myrtilloides 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 myrtilloides. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vaccinium myrtilloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vaccinium myrtilloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 29.

Vernacular names

English: Canadian blueberry, velvetleaf huckleberry

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