| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Vaccinium myrsinites Lam. |
| Synonyms | Vaccinium nitidum Andrews |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 0-30m |
| Description | branchlets bright green, leaves persistent, green, elliptic, 5-9mm, coriaceous, obscurely minutely serrate, abaxially glandular, calyx pinkish white, glabrous, corolla urceolate |
| Size | 15-90cm |
| Color | white, rose, red |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South Carolina) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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