Vaccinium arboreum
Also known as sparkleberry, farkleberry, tree huckleberry, winter huckleberry
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Observations recorded15,556
More info for the terms: shrub, treefarkleberry Missouri farkleberry tree huckleberry tree sparkleberry sparkleberry winter huckleberry TAXONOMY: The currently accepted scientific name of farkleberry is Vaccinium arboreum Marshall [34]. Farkleberry is the sole North American representative of the section Batodendron (Nutt.) A. Gray. L. T. within the family Ericaceae [45,46]. LIFE FORM: Shrub, Tree FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS: No special status OTHER STATUS: NO-ENTRY DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE SPECIES: Vaccinium arboreum GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: Farkleberry grows from central Florida westward to central Oklahoma, southeastern Missouri, southeastern Kansas, and the Edwards Plateau of Texas [6,22,38]. It extends northward to southern Illinois, southern Indiana, and Virginia [22,49]. Farkleberry is rare and local in Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, and Indiana [45]. Uttal [44] has reported that it occurs in parts of Mexico and the West Indies. The variety glaucescens grows from Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma, northward to Kentucky, Missouri, and Illinois [48].
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