Ericaceae
Vaccinium

Vaccinium ashei Reade

First published in Torreya 31: 71 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Louisiana to N. Florida. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi

Introduced into:

Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Weakley, A.S. & al. (2024). Studies in the vascular flora of the Southeastern United States. X. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 18: 17-77.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas. [Cited as Vaccinium virgatum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Weakley, A.S. & al. (2024). Studies in the vascular flora of the Southeastern United States. X. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 18: 17-77.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0