Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Vaccinium myrsinites

shiny blueberry
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

shiny blueberry

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Vaccinium myrsinites

Familia:

Ericaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Shrub

Tamaño:

1–2 ft tall by spreading ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white, pink

Color de la fruta:

blue, black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms in mid-spring

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Best used as a wildflower as it has a relatively short lifespan.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seeds, division.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Attracts pollinators. Documented bee species include Augochlorella aurata, A. Gratiosa, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. Sumptuosa and Coelioxys say (Deyrup et al. 2002).

Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Scrub, scrubby flatwoods, flatwoods, high pine, cutthroat seep

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Edible fruits.

Comentarios generales:

The range includes all of peninsular Florida and the southern parts of Georgia, and Alabama.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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