Vaccinium ovalifolium Smith

Vaccinium ovalifolium Smith is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2009.

Hybrid parent of

Vaccinium ×nubigenum Fernald.

Vernacular names

• airelle à feuilles ovées Darbyshire et al., 2000
• airelle bleue Cunningham, 1958

• oval-leaved blueberry Darbyshire et al., 2000
• Alaska blueberry Vander Kloet, 1988
• early blueberry FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• oval-leaved bilberry Vander Kloet, 1988
• oval-leaved huckleberry FNA Ed. Comm., 2009

Synonyms

• Vaccinium alaskaense Howell FNA Ed. Comm., 2009
• Vaccinium axillare Nakai
• Vaccinium chamissonis Bongard
• Vaccinium jesoense Koidzumi
• Vaccinium oblatum Henry

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae
Subfamily	Vaccinioideae
Tribe	Vaccinieae
Genus	Vaccinium
Section	Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus
Species	Vaccinium ovalifolium

Habit

Shrub