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Northern Blueberry (Vaccinium boreale)

Fruit collection of Vaccinium boreale (Vermont, August 2023).

 Photo Credit: Frederik Sechler
  • Global Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • State: ME, NH, NY, VT
  • Nature Serve ID: 155556
  • Lifeform: Shrub, Subshrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 08/26/2021
Description:

Where is Northern Blueberry (Vaccinium boreale) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Northern Blueberry can be found in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont

Which CPC Partners conserve Northern Blueberry (Vaccinium boreale)?

  • Native Plant Trust

    Partially Sponsored
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    Bronze Sponsor

    Rebecca Kurtzman in honor of Isabelle Kantor

    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 08/26/21
    • CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

    Conservation Actions

    Center for Plant Conservation
    • 08/26/2021
      • Orthodox Seed Banking

    In 2021, CPC contracted Native Plant Trust to recollect seed from a population currently held in long term orthodox seed storage as part of an IMLS-funded seed longevity experiment. The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation will evaluate how germination tested viability and RNA Integrity of seed lots decline over time in storage.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Vaccinium boreale
    Authority I.V. Hall & Aalders
    Family Ericaceae
    CPC Number 449612
    ITIS 23583
    USDA VABO
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Northern Blueberry
    Associated Scientific Names
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Maine S2
    New Hampshire S2
    New York S2
    Vermont S1
    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    Fruit collection of Vaccinium boreale (Vermont, August 2023).

    Photo Credit: Frederik Sechler

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