Vaccinium fuscatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Vaccinium |
Species: | V. fuscatum
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Binomial name | |
Vaccinium fuscatum |
Vaccinium fuscatum, the black highbush blueberry, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family ( Ericaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in Ontario, Canada and the eastern United States. [2] Its typical natural habitat is wet areas such as bogs, pocosins, and swamps. [3]
Vaccinium fuscatum is an upright deciduous shrub. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking Vaccinium corymbosum by its stems and abaxial leaf surfaces are pubescent with dingy hairs, and its dark colored fruit that lacks a glaucous coating. [3] [4] In addition it has an earlier bloom time, producing flowers in early spring. [3] It is sometimes considered a synonym of Vaccinium corymbosum. [5] [6] Cytology is 2n = 24, 48. [7]
Vaccinium fuscatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Vaccinium |
Species: | V. fuscatum
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Binomial name | |
Vaccinium fuscatum |
Vaccinium fuscatum, the black highbush blueberry, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family ( Ericaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in Ontario, Canada and the eastern United States. [2] Its typical natural habitat is wet areas such as bogs, pocosins, and swamps. [3]
Vaccinium fuscatum is an upright deciduous shrub. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking Vaccinium corymbosum by its stems and abaxial leaf surfaces are pubescent with dingy hairs, and its dark colored fruit that lacks a glaucous coating. [3] [4] In addition it has an earlier bloom time, producing flowers in early spring. [3] It is sometimes considered a synonym of Vaccinium corymbosum. [5] [6] Cytology is 2n = 24, 48. [7]