Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium erythrocarpum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium erythrocarpum is a deciduous shrub usually growing 60 - 150cm tall, occasionally to 300cm. It sometimes produces suckers if injured[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1131 Title The Genus Vaccinium in North America Publication Author Vander Kloet S.P. Publisher Canadian Government Publishing Centre; Ottawa Year 1988 ISBN 0-660-13037-8 Description A detailed study of the genus in N. America. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - West Virginia, south to Tennessee and Georgia

HabitatThickets, rocky woods, slopes and summits[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Wooded slopes, subalpine shrub lands, boggy areas, rocky slopes and thickets; at elevations from 600 - 2,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].