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Search Term(s): Vaccinium fuscatum   (1 record found)

ERICACEAE
Heath Family
Vaccinium fuscatum  (black blueberry)   
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Synonym
Vaccinium atrococcum (A. Gray) Heller
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Vaccinium: from the Latin for bilberry; fuscatum: brown, dusky
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Shrub
Phenology (Flowering Period)
April
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Swamps and wet woodlands
State Status
Uncertain
Piedmont Status
Uncertain
Coastal Plain Status
Uncertain
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Fruit used by many wildlife species; host plant for Callophrys henrici (Henry's Elfin Butterfly), Celastrina argiolus (Spring Azure Butterfly) and Satyrium liparops (Striped Hairstreak Butterfly).
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
Young twigs dark pubescent with close incurved hairs; leaves dark pubescent below at least on the mid-rib, margins entire, 3-8 cm. by 1.5-4 cm., elliptic ovate; fruit black.
Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Coastal Plain)
Isolated Non-tidal Forested Wetlands (Coastal Plain)