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Scientific Name
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
Park
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
large-fruited cranberry
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Ericales |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Genus | Vaccinium |
| Species | Vaccinium macrocarpon |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
see vouchers, comments; Data Source: Hill, 1986
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
see comments; Data Source: Hill, 1986
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
see comments; Data Source: Hill, 1986
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
12/14/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Hill, 1986: Native. Perennial herb, trailing woody stems. Fruits cranberry-red. June-July. Bog. Rare on the island, seen only in one population just W of main parking lots at North Beach. Infrequent in MD. Considered infrequent by MNHP. Found by Higgins only at Ragged Point, VA end, 7/30/66 (Higgins #318). See Vegetation Mapping Report. Slides: B68-10 to B68-13. Locally frequent prostrate trailing perennial, margin of red maple marsh with wax-myrtle./
Lea, 2000: Seen during this study. Somewhat rare on island. One known occurrence in National Seashore./
Hamilton, 2004: Voucher specimen probable at MARY., Park Species Data Source: Hill, 1986
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