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Vaccinium myrtilloides

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Velvetleaf Blueberry

G5Secure Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155679

Element CodePDERI180M0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEricales

FamilyEricaceae

GenusVaccinium

Other Common Names

Bleuet fausse-myrtille (FR) Velvetleaf Huckleberry (EN) velvetleaf huckleberry (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1983-11-20

Range Extent Comments

Boreal N. Am., south to WA, nw. MT, IA, and VA. Peripheral.

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

This VACCINIUM is the only one in our area that has hairy twigs and leaves.

Habitat

This species is found in disturbed or open areas in boreal forests, in muskegs and bogs, mountain meadows, as well as on barrens, headlands, and outcrops, at elevations ranging from 0 to 1,700 meters (Vander Kloet, 2020).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandGrassland/herbaceousBarrens

Palustrine Habitats

Bog/fen

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Labrador	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Quebec	S5	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
West Virginia	S4	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Montana	S2	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Ohio	S1	Yes
Washington	S1	Yes
Connecticut	S1	Yes
Iowa	S1	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Illinois	S3	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Maryland	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (26)

Maine (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caribou - Speckled Ext	White Mountain National Forest	5,988

Minnesota (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Baker - Homer - Brule Lakes	Superior National Forest	6,712
Brule Lake - Eagle Mountain	Superior National Forest	12,380
Cabin Creek	Superior National Forest	6,071
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675
Kawishiwi Lake To Sawbill	Superior National Forest	15,305

New Hampshire (11)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dartmouth Range	White Mountain National Forest	9,233
Great Gulf Ext.	White Mountain National Forest	15,110
Jobildunk	White Mountain National Forest	3,660
Kearsarge	White Mountain National Forest	4,554
Kinsman Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon Pond	White Mountain National Forest	11,846
Pemigewasset	White Mountain National Forest	32,255
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840
Presidential - Dry River Ext	White Mountain National Forest	10,555
Sandwich Range	White Mountain National Forest	16,797
Wild River	White Mountain National Forest	46,878

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tracy Ridge	Allegheny National Forest	9,034

Vermont (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759
Woodford 09086	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	2,456

West Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canaan Loop	Monongahela National Forest	7,867
Dolly Sods Roaring Plain	Monongahela National Forest	13,392

Wisconsin (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
09162 - Moose	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	6,161
09166 - East Torch	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,647

References (4)

Camp, W. H. 1945. The North American blueberries with notes on other groups of VACCINIACEAE. Brittonia 5(3):203-275.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Martin, P. A. 1979. Productivity and taxonomy of the VACCINIUM GLOBULARE, V. MEMBRANACEUM complex in western Montana. M.S. thesis. University of Montana, Missoula. 136 pp.
Vander Kloet, S.P. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>. Accessed: September 29, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Vaccinium_myrtilloides