Vaccinium arboreum
farkleberry, sparkleberry, tree sparkleberry, tree-huckleberry
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, obovate, cuneate, oval
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
0.6 - 10.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Leaf Retention
Semi-evergreen
Wetland Class
FACU
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Animal Use
Cattle browse lightly during winter but seldom during the growing season. The fruits are eaten by a variety of birds.
Natural History
Found in sandy soils in pineywoods, mixed forests, thickets, and coastal scrub-forests of Louisiana and east Texas. It is a common species along streams in the pineywoods of north Louisiana and east and south-central Texas.
Habitat
Sandy soils, in pinelands, open mixed forests, thickets, clearings, fields, coastal scrub forests, dry sandy rocky woods, along wooded streams.