Creeping Blueberry (Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. sempervirens)

Global Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Ericaceae
State: GA, NC, SC, VA
Nature Serve ID: 129705
Lifeform: Subshrub, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 08/26/2021

Description:

Where is Creeping Blueberry (Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. sempervirens) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Creeping Blueberry can be found in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

Which CPC Partners conserve Creeping Blueberry (Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. sempervirens)?

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

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

In 2021, CPC contracted North Carolina Botanical Garden 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.