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| name = ''Vaccinium crassifolium''
 
| name = ''Vaccinium crassifolium''
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| common_names = Creeping blueberry
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| origin = SE USA
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| lifespan = perennial
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| image_caption = A plant at the US Botanical Garden
 
| image_caption = A plant at the US Botanical Garden
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| ordo = Ericales
| familia = [[Ericaceae]]
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| familia = Ericaceae
| genus = ''[[Vaccinium]]''
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| genus = Vaccinium
| species = '''''V. crassifolium'''''
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| species = crassifolium
| binomial = ''Vaccinium crassifolium''
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'''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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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Vaccinium|genus page]].''
  
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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>
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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>
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==References==
 
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VACR Creeping Blueberry],
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==External links==
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.
 
  
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Revision as of 20:49, 12 March 2009


A plant at the US Botanical Garden


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: SE USA
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Creeping blueberry (Vaccinium crassifolium) is an evergreen with shiny dark green to bronze leaves. Can be used as groundcover.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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Cultivars

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

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References

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