Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium myrsinites

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium myrsinites is an erect, much-branched evergreen shrub, often low-growing, and spreading to form extensive open colonies; it ranges in height from 15 - 100cm 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. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida.

HabitatPinelands, scrub prairies and open woods in acid soils[ 72 Title Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of N. Carolina Press. Year 1933 ISBN Description Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Flatwoods, sand-pine scrub, oak-palmetto scrub, scrubby flatwoods, rosemary balds, mainly in dry sandy soils with full sunlight; 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. , 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. ].