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Scientific Name:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. alpinum
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. gaultherioides
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. microphyllum
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pedris
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pubescens
Vaccinium uliginosum var. alpinum
Vaccinium uliginosum var. salicinum
Common Name(s):
bog blueberry [English]
Taxonomic Status
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
- up to the kingdom
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Viridaeplantae
Infrakingdom
Streptophyta
Division
Tracheophyta
Subdivision
Spermatophytina
Infradivision
Angiospermae
Class
Magnoliopsida
Superorder
Asteranae
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium
- down one level
Subspecies
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale
References
Expert(s):
Walter S. Judd.
Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800, USA
Other Sources:
website: Jepson Manual; Wallace, Gary D. 2011 (in press). Ericaceae. In B. G. Baldwin et al. (eds.), The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California. Univ. of California Press, Berkeley. Retrieved from ucjeps.berkeley.edu/jepsonmanual/review/
database: NODC Taxonomic Code;
database: Ericaceae of North America Update; Updated by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
database: The PLANTS Database; National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
database: The PLANTS Database; National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
References:
Kloet, Sam P. Vander 2009-01-01.
Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 8: Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press. New York, New York, USA. 515-535. 0-19-534026-6. .
Geographic Information
Geographic Information:
North America
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction:
Continental US, Native
Alaska, Native
Canada, Native
Comments
Comments:
S.N. Alexander, ITIS Data Development Specialist: The Jepson Manual (in press, 2011) recognizes two subspecies: North American members would be ssp. occidentale (A. Gray) Hultén. The Flora of North America (2009) and W. Judd do not recognize subspecies
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