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Vaccinium uliginosum  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 23574

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. alpinum (Bigelow) Hultén
 
    Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. gaultherioides (Bigelow) S.B. Young
 
    Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. microphyllum Lange
 
    Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pedris (Harshb.) S.B. Young
 
    Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pubescens (Wormsk. ex Hornem.) S.B. Young
 
    Vaccinium uliginosum var. alpinum Bigelow
 
    Vaccinium uliginosum var. salicinum (Cham.) Hultén
 
  Common Name(s): bog blueberry [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderEricales   
                            FamilyEricaceae  – heaths, éricacées  
                               GenusVaccinium L. – blueberries, huckleberry, blueberry  
                                  SpeciesVaccinium uliginosum L. – bog blueberry  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale (A. Gray) Hultén  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Walter S. Judd  
  Notes: Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800, USA   
  Reference for: Vaccinium uliginosum    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Ericaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Vaccinium uliginosum   
       
  Source: Jepson Manual, website (version 2)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: 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/   
  Reference for: Vaccinium uliginosum   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Vaccinium uliginosum   
       
  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 uliginosum   
       
  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 uliginosum   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Kloet, Sam P. Vander  
  Publication Date: 2009   
  Article/Chapter Title: Vaccinium Linnaeus   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 8: Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae   
  Page(s): 515-535   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-534026-6   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Vaccinium uliginosum   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Alaska, Native  
    Canada, Native  
 

 

   

 Comments
       
  Comment: 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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