Distribution
Native to:
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced into:
Belgium, British Columbia, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Oregon, Switzerland, Washington
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Oxycoca macrocarpa (Aiton) Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 48 (1830)
- Oxycoccus macrocarpos (Aiton) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 263 (1814)
- Oxycoccus palustris var. macrocarpos (Aiton) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 419 (1805)
- Vaccinium propinquum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 291 (1796), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Oxycoca berberidacea Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 49 (1830)
- Vaccinium hispidulum Wangenh., Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 188 (1787), nom. illeg.
- Vaccinium macrocarpon f. dahlei Findley & Core, Castanea 38: 408 (1973), no type indicated.
- Vaccinium macrocarpon f. eburnea MacKeever, Rhodora 64: 351 (1962)
- Vaccinium macrocarpon var. intermedium A.Gray, Bot. Gaz. 4: 225 (1879)
- Vaccinium oblongifolium (Michx.) Dunal, A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 576 (1839)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
- Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
- Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.newfoundland-labradorflora.com/checklist/.
- Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
- Lambion, J., Delvosalle, L. & Duvigneaud, J. (2004). Nouvelle flore de la Belgique du G. D. de Luxembourg, du Nord de la France et des régions voisines, ed. 5: 1-1167. Edition du Patrimoine du Jardin botanique national de Belgique.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Pursh [s.n.] | Oxycoca macrocarpa | K000780824 | Yes | ||
Pursh [s.n.] | Oxycoca macrocarpa | K000780823 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images