Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Polycodium
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. caesium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Read more about Deerberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a?:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum FAMILY Ericaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium ashei
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium floridanum
COMMON NAME:
Florida Deerberry, Whiteleaf Deerberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vast_004_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. caesium
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium stamineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002a?:
Vaccinium stamineum var. stamineum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium ashei
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium floridanum
2876
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Xeric woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Margins mostly entire
FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate-campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green/Pink/Yellowish/Purple
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p388?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p246
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p298?
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p154?
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p186?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p367
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p129?
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