Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Vaccinium hirsutum Buckley |
Habitat | thickets and heaths |
Altitude | 600-1500m |
Description | branchlets green, hirsute, leaves deciduous, green, elliptic, 2-6cm, rather coriaceous, entire, densely hirsute, calyx green, glandular hirsute, flowers cylindrical, 5-9mm |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-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. (Georgia , North Carolina , Tennessee) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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