Vaccinium corymbosum
Common names
blueberry
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
White
Habitat
Usually in acidic soils - locally established on acid peats of the Waikato
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ericaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1989
Origin
North America
Reason for introduction
Horticultural
Tolerances
Drought sensitive.
Life cycle and dispersal
Long-lived perennial shrub. Reproduces by seed and suckering. Plentiful seed is produced which is long-lived. Dispersed by birds and humans. Observed spreading from blueberry orchards on drained peat bogs into adjacent peat bog areas in Southland.
Other information
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
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