Vaccinium elliottii
elliott's blueberry, southern highbush-blueberry
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
crenulate, serrate, serrulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, ovate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Month
February - July
Height (meters)
1.0 - 4.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Known Parish Occurrences
Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Union, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Carroll, West Feliciana, Winn
- plant occurs in parish
Wetland Class
FACW
Habitat
Open flatwoods, ravines, dry uplands along river-valleys, along streams and in swamp forests, cleared river bottoms that are subject to periodic flooding.