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{{Taxobox
{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Ericaceae
| name = ''Vaccinium crassifolium''
|genus=Vaccinium
| image = Vaccinium_crassifolium.jpg
|species=crassifolium
| image_width = 245px
|common_name=Creeping blueberry
| image_caption = A plant at the US Botanical Garden
|habit=shrub
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|Max ht box=15
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
|Max ht metric=ft
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| familia = [[Ericaceae]]
|Max wd box=3
| genus = ''[[Vaccinium]]''
|Max wd metric=ft
| species = '''''V. crassifolium'''''
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| binomial = ''Vaccinium crassifolium''
|origin=SE USA
| binomial_authority = Andr.
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=part-sun
|water=moist
|features=evergreen
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10.5
|image=Vaccinium_crassifolium.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=A plant at the US Botanical Garden
}}
}}
'''Creeping blueberry''' ('''''Vaccinium crassifolium''''') is an [[evergreen]] with shiny dark green to bronze [[Leaf|leaves]].  Can be used as groundcover.


'''Creeping blueberry''' ('''''Vaccinium crassifolium''''') is a species of ''[[Vaccinium]]'' native to the southeastern [[United States]]. It is [[evergreen]] with shiny dark green to bronze [[Leaf|leaves]]. Several [[cultivar]]s are available for planting as a [[Groundcover|ground cover]] in landscaping.<ref>{{cite book|isbn=0-88192-557-8|author=MacKenzie, David, S.|title=Perennial Ground Covers|page=309}}</ref>
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Vaccinium crassifolium, Andr. Slender trailing shrub: sts. 2-3 ft. long: twigs pubescent: lvs. small, 1/4 – 1/2 in. long, leathery and shining, oval to narrowly oblong or ovate or obovate, obtuse, sparsely serrulate or entire: fls. few, almost sessile, in small axillary clusters; corolla globose-campanulate, small (1/8 in. long), rose-red, rarely whitish: berries black. Sandy moist pine lands, N. C. to Ga. B.M. 1152—"Useful for the shrubbery border South."
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Vaccinium|genus page]].''
 
==Cultivation==
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==Medicinal Usage==
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The leaves have [[Herbalism|medicinal]] properties similar to [[Bearberry]] (Uva-ursi).<ref>[http://www.henriettesherbal.com/eclectic/sayre/vaccinium.html 416. VACCINIUM CRASSIFOLIUM], A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M., 1917.</ref>
==Cultivars==
Several [[cultivar]]s are available for planting as a [[Groundcover|ground cover]].<ref>{{cite book|isbn=0-88192-557-8|author=MacKenzie, David, S.|title=Perennial Ground Covers|page=309}}</ref>


==References==
==Gallery==
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[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VACR Creeping Blueberry],
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USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, consulted [[2006-12-18]]). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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Kirkman, W. B. & J. R. Ballington.  1990. Creeping blueberries (Ericaceae: ''Vaccinium'' sect. ''Herpothamnus'') - a new look at ''Vaccinium crassifolium'' including ''V. sempervirens''. [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/stdlit.pl?Syst%20Bot Syst. Bot.] 15:693.  
==References==
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->


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==External links==
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[[Category:Ericaceae]]
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 18 March 2010

 Vaccinium crassifolium subsp. var.  Creeping blueberry
A plant at the US Botanical Garden
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Creeping blueberry (Vaccinium crassifolium) is an evergreen with shiny dark green to bronze leaves. Can be used as groundcover.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vaccinium crassifolium, Andr. Slender trailing shrub: sts. 2-3 ft. long: twigs pubescent: lvs. small, 1/4 – 1/2 in. long, leathery and shining, oval to narrowly oblong or ovate or obovate, obtuse, sparsely serrulate or entire: fls. few, almost sessile, in small axillary clusters; corolla globose-campanulate, small (1/8 in. long), rose-red, rarely whitish: berries black. Sandy moist pine lands, N. C. to Ga. B.M. 1152—"Useful for the shrubbery border South."


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Cultivars

Several cultivars are available for planting as a ground cover.[1]

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  1. ↑ MacKenzie, David, S.. Perennial Ground Covers. p. 309. ISBN 0-88192-557-8. 
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