Details for: PI 688327, Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. subsp. erythrocarpum, V. erythrocarpum var. erythrocarpum VA-2018-016 Spruce Knob


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. subsp. erythrocarpum
Top Name:
V. erythrocarpum var. erythrocarpum VA-2018-016 Spruce Knob
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 2018
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
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HABITAT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. subsp. erythrocarpum
Top Name:
V. erythrocarpum var. erythrocarpum VA-2018-016 Spruce Knob
Origin:
Collected – West Virginia, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Aug 2018
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
24 August 2018.
West Virginia, United States
Locality: Spruce Knob, Public Road 104, Monongahela National Forest, Pendleton, Co. WV
Coordinates: 38.0262, -79.5317 (Map it)
Elevation: 1488m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Shady forest edge; spruce, fir, Solidago, wild ginger, Fragaria, pearly everlasting
Comment: mid-height open shrub, some showing stress in the form of red leaves, leaf spot present on most; fruit ranging in ripeness from white to black, some fruit with red/purple interior; valvate bud scales; PML comments: fruit pleasant acid, low sugar, juicy, beautiful red juice and pulp; 30-40 seeds, surprisingly large for size of fruit
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
V. erythrocarpum var. erythrocarpum VA-2018-016 Spruce Knob
Type: Site identifier
Group: SPECIES
accession preserved for genes
Hummer, Kim USDA, ARS

VA-2018-016
Type: Collector identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CVAC 2317
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

VA HUMMER 2018
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

Narrative
West Virginia 2018
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. subspp. erythrocarpum
Genus:
Vaccinium
Section:
Oxycoccoides
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:

416058
Verified:
01/14/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. (7 active accession[s])
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. subsp. japonicum (Miq.) Vander Kloet (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Herbarium specimen
  • Hummer, Kim, USDA, ARS. 28 Mar 2022. Located at US National Arboretum Herbarium. Identifier: Hummer-2022-88. Inventory sample: PI 688327. Voucher prepared from cultivated plant at NCGR Corvallis .
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Pedigree
Date released:
2018
Description:
collected from the wild