Vaccinium stamineum L.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium stamineum L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6194, 21 May 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. Virginia. Virginia Beach (Independent City). First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60 (Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor center.

  • Habitat

    Dune Woodland; dominants include Pinus taeda, Quercus nigra, Ilex opaca and Sassafras albidum.

  • Description

    Shrub 2 m tall, the largest stem ca 3 cm diam; bark brown, thin, peeling in narrow, longitudinal strips; flowers pure white. This is the most abundant understory shrub in this forest.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01087527

    Occurrence ID: a3530672-7380-4ffc-832f-e7ea9ad52c81

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01121369, D. E. Atha 6194, Ericaceae - Accepted : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Virginia Beach (Independent City)

  • Locality

    First Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60 (Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor center

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.9185, -76.0431

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ericaceae
Vaccinium stamineum L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. Virginia. Virginia Beach. First
Landing State Park. North of Broad Bay, South of US 60
(Shore Drive), E of Fort Story Military Reservation, trail
running roughly SE between end of cabin road and visitor
center. 36.9185 IN, 76.04307W, 0-5 m (coordinates and
elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 25 m.). Dune Woodland;
dominants include Pinus taeda, Quercus nigra, Ilex opaca
and Sassafras albidum.
Shrub 2 m tall, the largest stem ca 3 cm diam; bark brown,
thin, peeling in narrow, longitudinal strips; flowers pure
white. This is the most abundant understory shrub in this
forest.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6194
21 May 2008
01087527