Details for: PI 688401, Vaccinium simulatum Small, V. simulatum VA-2018-058 Rhododendron trail


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium simulatum Small
Top Name:
V. simulatum VA-2018-058 Rhododendron trail
Origin:
Collected – 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
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Vaccinium simulatum Small
Top Name:
V. simulatum VA-2018-058 Rhododendron trail
Origin:
Collected – 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
28 August 2018.
Virginia, United States
Locality: Mt. Rogers Grayson Highlands State Park, Rhododendron trail, Grayson Co., VA
Coordinates: 36.6363, -81.5095 (Map it)
Elevation: 1450m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Rhododendron trail rocky, moist trail; low-growing shrubs and trees with isolated areas of conifers (fir and spruce), shrubs generally Crataegus, Mt. laurel, maple, with heavily armed R. canadensis, joe pye weed, Solidago, sneeze weed, strawberry, potentilla.
Comment: Possible dwarf genotype, about 1 m, multi-stemmed shrub, short internodes, leaves acuminate at tip but overall ovate, shreddy bark, rounded shape, powdery mildew, JRB says the plant is "cute".
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
V. simulatum VA-2018-058 Rhododendron trail
Type: Site identifier
Group: SPECIES
accession preserved for genes
Hummer, Kim USDA, ARS

VA-2018-058
Type: Collector identifier
Group: OTHERNUM
other identifier

CVAC 2342
Type: Site identifier
Group: LOCAL
Corvallis local number

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

Narrative
Virginia 2018
Vaccinium simulatum Small
Genus:
Vaccinium
Section:
Cyanococcus
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Vaccinieae
Nomen number:

41058
Place of publication:

Fl. s.e. U.S. 896. 1903
Verified:
06/12/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmountain highbush blueberry  1Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
Englishsouthern highlands highbush blueberry  1Ballington, J. R. 2009. The role of interspecific hybridization in blueberry improvement. Acta Hort. 810:49-60.
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Date released:
2018
Description:
collected from the wild