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Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium darrowii

Vaccinium darrowii

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium darrowi is a low-growing, evergreen shrub, usually growing 15 - 90cm tall, occasionally to 150cm; spreading by means of rhizomes, it can form extensive but open colonies[ 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. ]. Plants can be deciduous in cold winters. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes cultivated as a fruit crop[ 183 Title Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications Year 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 Description Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeSoutheastern N. America - Louisiana to Georgia and Florida
HabitatLow flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, oak-scrub, palmetto scrubs and swales; at elevations up to 30 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. ].