Northern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Northern Highbush Bueberry 2
Identification
Vaccinium corymbosum the northern highbush blueberry, is a species of blueberry that is native to eastern North America .Some other common names include tall huckleberry, blue huckleberry, high blueberry,swamp huckleberry, and swamp blueberry. They have dark green waxy leaves and deep blue, berries.
Niche
Highbush Blueberries are producers because they make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. They are an important food source for organisms such as birds, bear, deer… These animals eat their juicy berries.
Other roles in the ecosystem
Highbush Blueberries are found near many wetlands and open forests. The species does not like shade.
sources
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/highbush_blueberry.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_corymbosum
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Annkatrin Rose, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41380738@N05/4792270324
- Adaptado por redsquirrel4321 de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_corymbosum
Mais informações
- BioDiversity4All taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
