Vaccinium angustifolium Benth.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium angustifolium Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 529, 10 Apr 2010

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Suffolk Co. Berkeley Jackson County Park, Town of Huntington, ca. 330 ft north of Jericho Turnpike, near the middle of a large, open, steep sand moraine. Long Island.

  • Habitat

    Growing in a vegetated island on a steep sand moraine. Soil very sandy and gravelly, covered in oak leaf litter and heavily covered in mosses and lichens. With Quercus coccinea, Prunus serotina, and Betula populifolia.

  • Description

    Low, suckering shrub. Stems brown. Flowers ivory white, pollen yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01283753

    Occurrence ID: 3895b89d-b31a-4eaa-8db0-3e39775c3613

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Suffolk Co.

  • Locality

    Berkeley Jackson County Park, Town of Huntington, ca. 330 ft north of Jericho Turnpike, near the middle of a large, open, steep sand moraine. Long Island

  • Elevation

    Alt. 80 m. (262 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8328, -73.3563

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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Flora of Long Island, New York
Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
Ericaceae
New York, Suffolk Co.: Berkeley Jackson County Park, Town of
Huntington, ca. 330 ft north of Jericho Turnpike, near the middle of a
large open, steep sand moraine. Low, sucking shrub. Stems brown.
Flowers ivory white, pollen yellow. Growing in a vegetated island on a
steep sand moraine. Soil very sandy and gravelly, covered in oak leaf
litter and heavily covered in mosses and lichens. With Quercus
coccínea, Prunus serótina, and Betula populifolia.
Matthew C. Pace 529
40°49’58.1”N 73°21’22.5”W
10 April 2010
263 ft elv.
01283753