Shrubs, erect, (3–)4–12(–40) dm, rhizomatous, (twigs of previous year not verrucose). Leaves persistent. Inflorescences terminal, racemes, on lateral twigs, on previous year’s shoots or older woody stems. Pedicels articulated with calyx tube. Flowers: sepals 5; petals 4–5, connate for nearly their entire lengths, corolla cylindric or urceolate; stamens 10, included; anthers ± without awns, tubules 1–1.5 mm, with terminal pores. Berries [4-], 5-, [pseudo 8-, or pseudo 10]-locular. Seeds 10–25, (ca. 1 mm).

Phenology: Flowering mid-late spring.
Habitat: Dry, open oak or oak- hickory woods, open pine woods, ledges, abandoned farmland or cut-over deciduous forests
Elevation: 0-1600 m

Distribution

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Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

The flowers of Vaccinium pallidum are visited primarily by Andrena carlini Cockerell and Bombus spp. This species occasionally hybridizes with V. angustifolium, yielding V. ×dobbinii Burnham.

Selected References

Vander Kloet, S. P. 1978. The taxonomic status of Vaccinium pallidum, the hillside blueberries including Vaccinium vacillans. Canad. J. Bot. 56: 1559–1574.

Lower Taxa

None.