| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Vaccinium crassifolium Andrews |
| Bibliography | Bot. Repos. 2: t. 105 (1800) |
| Native Range | Georgia to Virginia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-200m |
| Description | leaves elliptic to oval, 5-15mm long, coriaceous, revolute, adaxially dark green, flowers broadly urceolate, 4mm long, in axillary and terminal, short racemes, berry black |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Herpothamnus crassifolius (Andrews) Small Metagonia myrtifolia (Michx.) Nutt. Vaccinium carnosum Pers. Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. sempervirens (D.A.Rayner & J.Hend.) W.B.Kirkman & Ballingt. Vaccinium myrtifolium Michx. Vaccinium sempervirens D.A.Rayner & J.Hend. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (GEO Georgia, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia) |