Taxonomy Profile: Vaccinium uliginosum (L)

Vaccinium uliginosum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. alpinum
Bigelow Hultén
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. gaultherioides
Bigelow SB Young
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. microphyllum
Lange
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pedris
Harshb SB Young
Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. pubescens
Wormsk ex Hornem SB Young
Vaccinium uliginosum var. alpinum
Bigelow
Vaccinium uliginosum var. salicinum
Cham Hultén
Common Name(s):
bog blueberry []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Vaccinium uliginosum: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Asteranae
Order : Ericales
Family : Ericaceae
heaths |
éricacées |
Genus : Vaccinium
blueberries |
huckleberry |
blueberry |
Species : Vaccinium uliginosum
bog blueberry |
Vaccinium uliginosum Direct Children(s):
Vaccinium uliginosum: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Walter S. Judd
Notes:
Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800, USA
Reference for:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Source:
Ericaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-12-06
Notes:
Updated by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Source:
Jepson Manual
Acquired:
2010-11-01
Notes:
Wallace, Gary D. 2011 (in press). Ericaceae. In B. G. Baldwin et al. (eds.), The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California. Univ. of California Press, Berkeley. Retrieved from ucjeps.berkeley.edu/jepsonmanual/review/
Reference for:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kloet, Sam P. Vander
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2009-01-01 / 2009-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Vaccinium Linnaeus
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 8: Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae
Page(s):
515-535
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-19-534026-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium uliginosum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native
Vaccinium uliginosum: Comments
Comment:
The Jepson Manual (in press, 2011) recognizes two subspecies: North American members would be ssp. occidentale (A. Gray) Hultén. The Flora of North America (2009) and W. Judd do not recognize subspecies