Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
Section: Cyanococcus
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Read more about Elliott's Blueberry at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vaccinium elliottii
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Vaccinium elliottii
SYNONYMOUS WITH The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium elliottii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Vaccinium elliottii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-003:
Vaccinium elliottii FAMILY Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus elliottii
COMMON NAME:
Mayberry, Elliott's Blueberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vael_004_pvd
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Will Stuart wil_6765193213_e6773002be
January MS
Crosby Arboretum
Corollas urn- or vase-shaped, 5-8mm long, 2-5mm wide, in clusters of 3-5, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100314_001
March Decatur County GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_vaccinium_elliottii_c
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JK Marlow jkm130407_009
April Columbia County GA
Calyx lobes obtuse, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130407_012
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_013
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm170401_381
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Twigs slender, green, zigzag, hairy or glabrous, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm170401_390
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves small & thick, elliptic to oval, shiny green above, paler beneath, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm170401_391
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves less than 3cm long and 1.5cm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1793
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1794
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1809
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1810
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1865
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
Berry green ripening to bluish-black to black, occasionally whitish waxy, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vaccinium elliottii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Vaccinium corymbosum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Vaccinium elliottii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia (Uttal, 1987)
Vaccinium elliottii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Vaccinium elliottii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-003:
Vaccinium elliottii
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cyanococcus elliottii
1583
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomlands, slopes, sandy river terraces, natural levees, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in NC Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins thickened, finely serrulate, with spinose or gland-tipped teeth
LEAVES:
Deciduous to semi-evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Margins thickened, finely serrulate, with spinose or gland-tipped teeth
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
White/Pinkish
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Black
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) p386
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p072
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p244
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p116?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p175
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p364
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p222
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