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| Here is a shrub I'd like to identify.
height: 4 feet
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- Posted by redbeard917 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 13:11
| Sorry for the blurry pictures. Here are the leaves.
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- Posted by redbeard917 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 13:13
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- Posted by redbeard917 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 13:14
| It seems that older stems develop bark, and younger ones are green.
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- Posted by redbeard917 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 13:16
| Here is the whole plant with a chair for scale.
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- Posted by redbeard917 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 13:19
| The soil here is probably somewhat acidic. Thanks for looking. Let me know if better pictures are needed. |
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| That is a type of Vaccinium - blueberry. Perhaps Vaccinium corymbosum. A great family of shrubs. Leaves turn bright red here in fall. |
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- Posted by redbeard917 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 7, 08 at 18:42
| Thanks. I did some research and found a list of Vaccinium species native to Florida (from online Atlas of Fl Vascular Plants). V. arboreum *It's definitely not V. darrowii or myrsinites, and probably not V. arboreum. The dwarf blueberry and sparkleberry are pretty common in my yard. My neighbor had quite a few native blueberries in his yard so they must do well here too. I used to go over and pick them sometimes. But, he is a lawn person and ended up clear cutting most of the native vegetation. |
Here is a link that might be useful: ISB: Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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| It's not arboreum, that has much more rounded leaves. And it's not stamineum, that has more horizontal, almost layered shape. I agree it's not the other two you already ruled out either. That just leaves V. corymbosum, I guess. Too bad about your neighbor. ;) |
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