Vaccinium arboreum
(Farkleberry)
Vaccinium arboreum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3019
Vaccinium arboreum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3004
Vaccinium arboreum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3008
Vaccinium arboreum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3014
Vaccinium arboreum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3024
| Scientific Name | Vaccinium arboreum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VAAR |
| Common Name | Farkleberry, Sparkleberry | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 23580 |
| Family | Ericaceae (Heath) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy, well-drained soils in fields, clearings, open forests, dry hillsides and wet bottomlands in East Texas west to the Bastrop area. Plant: Shrub or small tree, up to 15 feet tall, the largest of the Vaccinium genus; an evergreen in the South, deciduous further north; twigs of current season reddish-green, smooth or somewhat hairy. Leaves: Oblanceolate to obovate, rounded tips and smooth edges; 3/4 to 2 inches long; short petioles; upper side leathery, glossy. Inflorescence: Small bell-shaped, drooping white to pinkish blossoms, in loose racemes or solitary; on short pedicels 1/4 to 3/8-inch long; 5 lobes about 1/4-inch long; style visible. Fruit: Black, dry, round berries, 1/4-inch diameter, considered inedible by humans. Bloom Period: Spring. References: SEINet and Texas A&M. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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