Taxon: Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx.

Summary

Genus:

Vaccinium

Section:

Oxycoccoides

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Vaccinioideae

Tribe:

Vaccinieae

Nomen number:

41013

Place of publication:

Fl. bor.-amer. 1:227. 1803

Verified:

01/14/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

7 (7 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. subsp. erythrocarpum (8 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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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:225.
Duncan, W. H. & J. T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular flora of Georgia: an annotated checklist.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
Powell, E. A. & K. A. Kron. 2002. Hawaiian blueberries and their relatives - A phylogenetic analysis of Vaccinium sections Macropelma, Myrtillus, and Hemimytillus (Ericaceae). Syst. Bot. 27:769-779. Note: as a North American species sister to Vaccinium japonicum from eastern Asia
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Song, G.-Q. & J. F. Hancock. 2011. Chapter 10. Vaccinium. In: Kole, C., ed., Wild crop relatives: genomic and breeding resources, temperate fruits 197-221. Note: this review cited diploid Vaccinium erythrocarpum as a member of section Oxycoccus; it commented that it is rarely cultivated
Uttal, L. J. 1986. Updating the genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in West Virginia. Castanea 51:200.
Uttal, L. J. 1987. The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia. Castanea 52:249.
Vander Kloet, S. P. & B. A. Bohm. 1991. Taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccoides (Ericaceae). Rhodora 93:234.
Vander Kloet, S. P. 1988. The genus Vaccinium in North America
Vander Kloet, S. P. 1996. Vaccinium. In: J. L. Luteyn et al., Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:138.
Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	bearberry			1	Uttal, L. J. 1987. The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia. Castanea 52:249.
English	mountain cranberry			1	Vander Kloet, S. P. 1996. Vaccinium. In: J. L. Luteyn et al., Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:138.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng	s.e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea, South	Jeju-teukbyeoljachido		Vander Kloet, S. P. & B. A. Bohm. 1991. Taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccoides (Ericaceae). Rhodora 93:234.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Vander Kloet, S. P. & B. A. Bohm. 1991. Taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccoides (Ericaceae). Rhodora 93:234.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Uttal, L. J. 1986. Updating the genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in West Virginia. Castanea 51:200.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	n.e.	Vander Kloet, S. P. & B. A. Bohm. 1991. Taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccoides (Ericaceae). Rhodora 93:234.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina	w.	Vander Kloet, S. P. & B. A. Bohm. 1991. Taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccoides (Ericaceae). Rhodora 93:234.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Vander Kloet, S. P. & B. A. Bohm. 1991. Taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccoides (Ericaceae). Rhodora 93:234.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia	w.	Uttal, L. J. 1987. The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia. Castanea 52:249.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng (s.e.), Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Korea, South [Jeju-teukbyeoljachido], Taiwan

Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [West Virginia]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Georgia (n.e.), North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia (w.)]

Reference(s)

Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
Uttal, L. J. 1986. Updating the genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in West Virginia. Castanea 51:200.
Uttal, L. J. 1987. The genus Vaccinium L. (Ericaceae) in Virginia. Castanea 52:249.
Vander Kloet, S. P. & B. A. Bohm. 1991. Taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccoides (Ericaceae). Rhodora 93:234.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: treats subsp. japonicum as Vaccinium japonicum Miq.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41013. Accessed 15 April 2026.