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'''Creeping blueberry''' ('''''Vaccinium crassifolium''''') is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' native to the southeastern [[United States]]. It is [[evergreen]] with shiny dark green to bronze [[Leaf|leaves]]. It has been cultivated since at least about 1787,<ref name="kirkman1990" /> and several [[cultivar]]s are available for planting as a [[Groundcover|ground cover]] in landscaping.<ref>{{cite book|isbn=0-88192-557-8|author=MacKenzie, David, S.|title=Perennial Ground Covers|page=309}}</ref>
'''''Vaccinium crassifolium''''', the '''Creeping blueberry''', is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' native to the four [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern U.S.]] states of [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. It is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] with shiny dark green to bronze [[Leaf|leaves]].


==Distribution==
It is native to the [[Atlantic coastal plain|coastal plain]] of Georgia, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia, especially in [[pine barren]]s but also in disturbed settings like roadsides and other open areas.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VACR Creeping Blueberry], USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, consulted 2006-12-18). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.</ref><ref name="fna">[http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065712 15. Vaccinium crassifolium Andrews], ''[[Flora of North America]]''</ref>
It is native to the [[Atlantic coastal plain|coastal plain]] of Georgia, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia, especially in [[pine barren]]s but also in disturbed settings like roadsides and other open areas.<ref>[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VACR Creeping Blueberry], USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, consulted 2006-12-18). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.</ref><ref name="fna">[http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250065712 15. Vaccinium crassifolium Andrews], ''[[Flora of North America]]''</ref>


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
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''Vaccinium crassifolium'' is the only species in ''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Herpothamnus''. Some sources have recognized a second species, ''V. sempervirens'', but recent authors combine the two into a single species.<ref name="kirkman1990">{{citation | author = Kirkman, W. B. & J. R. Ballington | date = Oct–Dec 1990 | title = Creeping blueberries (Ericaceae: ''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Herpothamnus'') - a new look at ''Vaccinium crassifolium'' including ''V. sempervirens'' | journal = Systematic Botany | doi = 10.2307/2419164 | volume = 15 | issue = 4 | pages = 679–699 }}</ref><ref name="fna" /> Creeping blueberries, although they are native to North America, do not seem to be most closely related to North American blueberries, but instead to South American ''Vaccinium'' species.<ref name="kirkman1990"/>


==Uses==
⚫
''V. crassifolium'' is the only species in ''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Herpothamnus''. Some sources have recognized a second species, ''V. sempervirens'', but recent authors combine the two into a single species.<ref name="kirkman1990">{{citation | author = Kirkman, W. B. & J. R. Ballington | date = Oct–Dec 1990 | title = Creeping blueberries (Ericaceae: ''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Herpothamnus'') - a new look at ''Vaccinium crassifolium'' including ''V. sempervirens'' | journal = Systematic Botany | doi = 10.2307/2419164 | volume = 15 | issue = 4 | pages = 679–699 }}</ref><ref name="fna" /> Creeping blueberries, although they are native to North America, do not seem to be most closely related to North American blueberries, but instead to South American ''Vaccinium'' species.<ref name="kirkman1990"/>
===Medicinal usage===
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The leaves have [[Herbalism|medicinal]] properties similar to [[bearberry]] (''Arctostaphylos uva-ursi'').<ref>[http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/sayre/vaccinium.html 416. VACCINIUM CRASSIFOLIUM], A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M., 1917.</ref>


==Medicinal usage==
===Cultivation===
''Vaccinium crassifolium'' has been cultivated since at least about 1787,<ref name="kirkman1990" /> and several [[cultivar]]s are available for planting as a [[Groundcover|ground cover]] in landscaping [[garden]]s. <ref>{{cite book|isbn=0-88192-557-8|author=MacKenzie, David, S.|title=Perennial Ground Covers|page=309}}</ref>

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The leaves have [[Herbalism|medicinal]] properties similar to [[bearberry]] (''Arctostaphylos uva-ursi'').<ref>[http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/sayre/vaccinium.html 416. VACCINIUM CRASSIFOLIUM], A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M., 1917.</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
<references/>
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VACR USDA Treatment - ''Vaccinium crassifolium'']


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[[Category:Vaccinium]]
[[Category:Vaccinium|crassifolium]]
[[Category:Berries]]
[[Category:Flora of Virginia]]
[[Category:Flora of North Carolina]]
[[Category:Flora of South Carolina]]
[[Category:Flora of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]




Revision as of 19:15, 9 November 2010

Vaccinium crassifolium
A plant at the US Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Vaccinium
Species:
V. crassifolium
Binomial name
Vaccinium crassifolium
Andr.

Vaccinium crassifolium, the Creeping blueberry, is a species of Vaccinium native to the four Southeastern U.S. states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. It is an evergreen shrub with shiny dark green to bronze leaves.

Distribution

It is native to the coastal plain of Georgia, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia, especially in pine barrens but also in disturbed settings like roadsides and other open areas.[1][2]

Taxonomy

Vaccinium crassifolium is the only species in Vaccinium sect. Herpothamnus. Some sources have recognized a second species, V. sempervirens, but recent authors combine the two into a single species.[3][2] Creeping blueberries, although they are native to North America, do not seem to be most closely related to North American blueberries, but instead to South American Vaccinium species.[3]

Uses

Medicinal usage

The leaves have medicinal properties similar to bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).[4]

Cultivation

Vaccinium crassifolium has been cultivated since at least about 1787,[3] and several cultivars are available for planting as a ground cover in landscaping gardens. [5]

References

  1. ^ Creeping Blueberry, USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, consulted 2006-12-18). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
  2. ^ a b 15. Vaccinium crassifolium Andrews, Flora of North America
  3. ^ a b c Kirkman, W. B. & J. R. Ballington (Oct–Dec 1990), "Creeping blueberries (Ericaceae: Vaccinium sect. Herpothamnus) - a new look at Vaccinium crassifolium including V. sempervirens", Systematic Botany, 15 (4): 679–699, doi:10.2307/2419164
  4. ^ 416. VACCINIUM CRASSIFOLIUM, A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M., 1917.
  5. ^ MacKenzie, David, S. Perennial Ground Covers. p. 309. ISBN 0-88192-557-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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