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Vaccinium  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 23571

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): blueberries
 
    blueberry
 
    huckleberry
 
    vaccinium
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassDilleniidae   
                OrderEricales   
                   FamilyEricaceae  -- éricacées, heaths  
                      GenusVaccinium L. -- blueberries, blueberry, huckleberry, vaccinium  
    Direct Children:  
                         Species Vaccinium alaskaense T.J. Howell  
                         Species Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. -- lowbush blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium arboreum Marsh. -- farkleberry, tree sparkleberry, tree-huckelberry 
                         Species Vaccinium X atlanticum Bickn. (pro sp.) -- Atlantic huckleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium boreale Hall & Aalders -- northern blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium caesariense Mackenzie -- New Jersey blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. -- dwarf bilberry 
                         Species Vaccinium calycinum Sm. -- ohelo kau la'au 
                         Species Vaccinium X carolinianum Ashe (pro sp.) -- Carolina huckleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium corymbosum L. -- highbush blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium crassifolium Andr. -- creeping blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium darrowii Camp -- Darrow's blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium deliciosum Piper -- Cascade bilberry 
                         Species Vaccinium dentatum Sm. -- ohelo 
                         Species Vaccinium X dobbinii Burnham (pro sp.) -- Dobbin's huckleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium elliottii Chapman -- Elliott's blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. -- southern mountain cranberry 
                         Species Vaccinium formosum Andr. -- southern blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. -- black highbush blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium geminiflorum Kunth -- Mexican blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium hirsutum Buckl. -- hairy blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. -- cranberry 
                         Species Vaccinium X margarettiae Ashe (pro sp.) -- Margarett's huckleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium X marianum S. Wats. (pro sp.) -- vaccinium 
                         Species Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. -- thinleaf huckleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium myrsinites Lam. -- shiny blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. -- velvetleaf huckleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium myrtillus L. -- myrtle blueberry, myrtle whortleberry, whortleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium X nubigenum Fern. (pro sp.) -- vaccinium 
                         Species Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm. -- oval-leaf blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium ovatum Pursh -- California huckleberry, evergreen blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium oxycoccos L. -- small cranberry 
                         Species Vaccinium pallidum Ait. -- Blue Ridge blueberry, Blueridge blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium parvifolium Sm. -- red huckleberry 
                         Species Vaccinium reticulatum Sm. -- ohelo 'ai 
                         Species Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville -- grouse whortleberry, grouseberry 
                         Species Vaccinium simulatum Small -- upland highbush blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium stamineum L. -- deerberry 
                         Species Vaccinium tenellum Ait. -- small black blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium uliginosum L. -- bog blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium virgatum Ait. -- smallflower blueberry 
                         Species Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. -- lingonberry 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Vaccinium   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Little, E. L., Jr., 1979, database (version 1.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: blueberries   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Vaccinium   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Vaccinium   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Vaccinium   
       
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