Vaccinium elliottii Chapm.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Vaccinium elliottii Chapm.

  • Description

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    Species Description - Lvs mostly 1.5–3 × 0.8–1.5 cm, serrulate; cor narrowly urceolate, some shade of pink; otherwise much like no. 14[Vaccinium corymbosum L.]; 2n=24. Open flatwoods and ravines, and dry uplands along river-valleys, only seldom in swampy places; se. Va. to Fla. and La. on the coastal plain and piedmont. Fl early, usually before the lvs.

  • Common Names

    southern highbush-blueberry