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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]]. |
'''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> |
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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> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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''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"/> |
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==Medicinal usage== |
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* [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. |
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* Kirkman, W. B. & J. R. Ballington. 1990. Creeping blueberries (Ericaceae: ''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Herpothamnus'') - a new look at ''Vaccinium crassifolium'' including ''V. sempervirens''. [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/stdlit.pl?Syst%20Bot Syst. Bot.] 15:693. |
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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 leaves. It has been cultivated since at least about 1787,[1] and several cultivars are available for planting as a ground cover in landscaping.[2]
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.[3][4]
Taxonomy
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.[1][4] 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.[1]
Medicinal usage
The leaves have medicinal properties similar to bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).[5]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ MacKenzie, David, S. Perennial Ground Covers. p. 309. ISBN 0-88192-557-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ a b 15. Vaccinium crassifolium Andrews, Flora of North America
- ^ 416. VACCINIUM CRASSIFOLIUM, A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M., 1917.
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