Vaccinium tenellum

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Small Black Blueberry

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140751
Element CodePDERI18100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusVaccinium
Other Common Names
small black blueberry (EN) Southern Blueberry (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
Review Date1987-11-21
Change Date1988-08-04
Edition Date1987-11-21
Edition AuthorsGORDON, K.L.
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Widespread species, 85 county records from NC & SC No reason to suspect any serious threat. NCHP and GAHP both rank S5 by inspection. FLHP quotes Godfrey and tentatively ranks as S2?.
Range Extent Comments
Florida to Mississippi, north to southeast Virginia and Tennesee.
Occurrences Comments
Widespread species. Tracked only by MSHP. Radford et al show ca. 85 county records from SC & NC alone.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry sandy woods and clearings.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiS1Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
References (1)
  1. 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.