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. sericeum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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
(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002b:
Vaccinium stamineum var. melanocarpum FAMILY Ericaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium melanocarpum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Polycodium (Ashe, 1931)
Polycodium sericeum
COMMON NAME:
Southern Deerberry
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vast_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0504c_23b
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvstamineum_melanomcc1
April McCormick County SC
Bracts of the inflorescence much smaller than normal foliage leaves, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvstamineum_melanomcc2
April McCormick County SC
Leaves green beneath, often slightly paler but not at all glaucous, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vaccinium stamineum var. sericeum
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
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 145-19-002b:
Vaccinium stamineum var. melanocarpum
FAMILY
Ericaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polycodium melanocarpum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Polycodium (Ashe, 1931)
Polycodium sericeum
2300
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Xeric woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in NC) (rare in SC Piedmont)
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/Summer
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?
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p264?
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p246
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p239
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p186?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p131?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p29
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p367
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