Vaccinium ovatum

Vaccinium ovatum

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. Pyxothamnus
Species: Vaccinium ovatum

Name

Vaccinium ovatum Pursh (1813)

Synonyms

• Metagonia ovata (Pursh) Nutt.
• Metagonia pyxothamnus Nutt.
• Vaccinium lanceolatum DC. ex Dun.
• Vaccinium ovatum var. saporosum Jeps.
• Vaccinium prunifolium Lodd.Cat. ex Loud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America USA (California, Oregon, Washington State), Canada (British Columbia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 1. xxxv + 358 pp., London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page. : 1: 290.

Additional references

• Hickman, J.C. 1993. The Jepson Manuel, Higher Plants of California. Berkley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Vaccinium ovatum. 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 ovatum 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 ovatum. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vaccinium ovatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vaccinium ovatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: California Huckleberry, California blueberry, evergreen huckleberry

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