Ericaceae FAMILY
Vaccinium virgatum
Vaccinium virgatum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vaccinium virgatum is an erect, deciduous shrub growing 40 - 300cm tall[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is often cultivated as a fruit crop.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern and South-eastern N. America - Oklahoma to North Carolina, south to Texas and Florida
HabitatSwamps[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ].