Vaccinium corymbosum

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ERICACEAE
Species:Vaccinium corymbosum L.
Common Name:Smooth Highbush Blueberry
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:VACO
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC+ (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyERICACEAE - Heath family
Genus Vaccinium
Species Vaccinium corymbosum L. - Smooth Highbush Blueberry

Citation

Citation Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 350. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 497.6). Lectotypified by Vander Kloet, Canad. J. Bot. 58: 1196. 1980.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cyanococcus amoenus Cyanococcus amoenus (Aiton) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1014, 1506. 1933.Vaccinium amoenum Aiton 1789. 
Cyanococcus atrococcus Cyanococcus atrococcus Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1014, 1507. 1933.Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. atrococcum A. Gray 1857, nom. illegit.; Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. atrocarpum A. Gray 1856. 
Cyanococcus elliottii Cyanococcus elliottii (Chapman) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1014, 1506. 1933.Vaccinium elliottii Chapman 1860. 
Cyanococcus fuscatus Cyanococcus fuscatus (Aiton) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1013, 1506. 1933.Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton 1789. 
Cyanococcus holophyllus Cyanococcus holophyllus Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1015, 1507. 1933. FLORIDA: Highlands Co.:
Cyanococcus simulatus Cyanococcus simulatus (Small) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1015, 1507. 1933.Vaccinium simulatum Small 1903. 
Cyanococcus virgatus Cyanococcus virgatus (Aiton) Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1014, 1506. 1933.Vaccinium virgatum Aiton 1789. 
Cyanococcus corymbosus Cyanococcus corymbosus (Linnaeus) Rydberg, Brittonia 1: 94. 1931.Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus 1753. 
Cyanococcus cuthbertii Cyanococcus cuthbertii Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1015, 1507. 1933. GEORGIA: Richmond Co.: Along Rices Creek, Augusta, 29 Mar 1900, Cuthbert 259 (lectotype: NY). Lectotypified by Uttal, Sida 12: 293. 1987.
Vaccinium albiflorum Vaccinium albiflorum Hooker, Bot. Mag. 62: t. 3428. 1835.  
Vaccinium amoenum Vaccinium amoenum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 12. 1789. SOUTH CAROLINA:
Vaccinium arkansanum Vaccinium arkansanum Ashe, Rhodora 33: 195. 1931. ARKANSAS: Garland Co.: 6 mi. N of Hot Springs on the Little Rock Road, 15 Apr 1928 & 27 Jun 1929, Ashe s.n. (holotype: NCU?).
Vaccinium ashei Vaccinium ashei Reade, Torreya 31: 71. 1931. FLORIDA: Okaloosa Co.: Near Niceville,
Vaccinium atlanticum Vaccinium atlanticum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41: 422. 1914. MASSACHUSETTS: Nantucket Co.: Millbrook Swamp, 31 May 1909, Bicknell s.n. (holotype: NY).
Vaccinium atrococcum Vaccinium atrococcum A. Heller, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 24. 1894.  
Vaccinium australe Vaccinium australe Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 895, 1335. 1903. GEORGIA: Liberty Co.: Altamaha Swamp, 18-21 Jun 1895, Small s.n. (holotype: NY; isotype: NY).
Vaccinium caesariense Vaccinium caesariense Mackenzie, Torreya 10: 230. 1910. NEW JERSEY: Ocean Co.: Toms River,
Vaccinium carolinianum Vaccinium carolinianum Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 359. 1923. NORTH CAROLINA: Transylvania Co.: Pink Beds, 27 May & 14 Jul 1916, Ashe s.n. (holotype: NCU?).
Vaccinium corymbosum var. amoenum Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. amoenum (Aiton) A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 250. 1856.Vaccinium amoenum Aiton 1789. 
Vaccinium corymbosum var. atrocarpum Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. atrocarpum A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 250. 1856. Cult. in Cambridge, Massachusette, 1843-1844, Gray s.n. (holotype: GH; isotypes: NY 2 shts).
Vaccinium corymbosum var. atrococcum Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. atrococcum A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. rev. 250. 1857, nom. illegit.Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. atrocarpum A. Gray 1856. 
Vaccinium corymbosum var. disocarpum Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. disocarpum (Bigelow) Britton et al., Prelim. Cat. 32. 1888.Vaccinium disocarpum Bigelow 1840. 
Vaccinium corymbosum var. fuscatum Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. fuscatum (Aiton) Hooker, Bot. Mag. 62: t. 3433. 1835.Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton 1789. 
Vaccinium corymbosum var. glabrum Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. glabrum A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 250. 1856.  
Vaccinium corymbosum var. ozarkense Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. ozarkense Ashe, Torreya 25: 10. 1925.  
Vaccinium cuthbertii Vaccinium cuthbertii (Small) Uphof, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 48: 18. 1936.Cyanococcus cuthbertii Small 1933. 
Vaccinium disocarpum Vaccinium disocarpum Bigelow, Fl. Boston., ed. 3. 151. 1840. MASSACHUSETTS
Vaccinium disomorphum Vaccinium disomorphum Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 231. 1803.  
Vaccinium elliottii Vaccinium elliottii Chapman, Fl. South. u.S. 260. 1860. "Florida to South Carolina"
Vaccinium elongatum Vaccinium elongatum P. Watson, Dendrol. Brit. pl. 125. 1824.  
Vaccinium formosum Vaccinium formosum Andrews, Bot. Repos. 2: pl. 97. 1800.  
Vaccinium fuscatum Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 11. 1789.  
Vaccinium fuscatum var. pullum Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton, var. pullum Ashe, Rhodora 33: 196. 1931. FLORIDA: Marion Co.: Vicinity of Sellers Lake, 14 May 1923, Ashe s.n. (holotype: NCU?).
Vaccinium gilvum Vaccinium gilvum Meerburgh, Pl. Select. Icon. Pict. t. 18. 1798.  
Vaccinium grandiflorum Vaccinium grandiflorum P. Watson, Dendrol. Brit. pl. 125. 1824.  
Vaccinium holophyllum Vaccinium holophyllum (Small) Uphof, Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 48: 19. 1936.Cyanococcus holophyllus Small 1933. 
Vaccinium marianum Vaccinium marianum P. Watson, Dendrol. Brit. pl. 124. 1824. MARYLAND
Vaccinium simulatum Vaccinium simulatum Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 896, 1336. 1903. KENTUCKY/VIRGINIA:
Vaccinium vicinum Vaccinium vicinum E. P. Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 41: 425. 1914. MASSACHUSETTS: Nantucket Co.: Trots Swamp, 3 Jul 1912, Bicknell s.n. (holotype: NY).
Vaccinium virgatum Vaccinium virgatum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 12. 1789. GEORGIA?
Vaccinium virgatum var. parvifolium Vaccinium virgatum Aiton, var. parvifolium A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 22. 1878.Vaccinium elliottii Chapman 1860. 
Vaccinium constablaei Vaccinium constablaei A. Gray, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 42: 42. 1842. NORTH CAROLINA: Mitchell Co.: Top of Roan Mountain, Jul 1844, Gray & Carey s.n. (holotype: GH; isotype: NY).
Vaccinium corymbosum var. albiflorum Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus, var. albiflorum (Hooker) Fernald, Rhodora 51: 104. 1949.Vaccinium albiflorum Hooker 1835. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Escambia, Etowah, Franklin, Geneva, Hale, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Pike, Shelby, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1890 - 1992

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UNA00013662 Baldwin 10 Jun 1890 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
UNA00013581 Baldwin 12 Apr 1899 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Vaccinium amoenum Ait.
TROY000004453 Baldwin 27 Apr 1991 Birks, J.
29		 TROY
Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus
UWAL0043853 Baldwin 01 Jun 1993 Walker, M.M.
31		 UWAL
Vaccinium corymbosum L.
TROY000004452 Baldwin 23 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16191		 TROY
Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_65988 Baldwin 23 Mar 2006 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
16191		 AUA
VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L.
AUA_ACC_35819 Bibb 17 Oct 1979 BECKETT, SCOTT W.
404		 AUA
VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L.
AUA000040192 Bibb 17 Jun 2014 BARGER, T.WAYNE
SP1429		 AUA
VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L.
NY00010570 Bullock 23 Apr 1902 Biltmore Herbarium
6170		 NY
Vaccinium amoenum Aiton
TROY000004454 Butler 09 Jun 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13283		 TROY
Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus
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