| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Vaccinium hirsutum Buckley |
| Bibliography | Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 175 (1843) |
| Native Range | se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| 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 | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Cyanococcous hirsutus (Buckley) Small |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (GEO Georgia, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee) |