Ericaceae
Vaccinium

Vaccinium membranaceum Douglas ex Torr.

First published in C.Wilkes, U.S. Expl. Exped. 17(Bot. 2): 377 (1874)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & E. Canada to N. & W. U.S.A. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009). Flora of North America North of Mexico 8: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 Douglas, D. [s.n.], Northern America K000780832 holotype Yes
Douglas [752], Northern America K000780830 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Northern America K000780834 Yes
Drummond [s.n.], Northern America K000780833 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Northern America K000780829 Yes
Douglas [s.n.], Northern America K000780831 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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