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SPECIES: Vaccinium alaskensis | Alaska Blueberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
VACALA

SYNONYMS : 
   Vaccinium alaskaense Howell
   Vaccinium oblatum Henry


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   Alaska blueberry
   Alaska huckleberry


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name of Alaska blueberry is Vaccinium alaskensis
Howell [4,32,33,55].  It has been placed within the Euvaccinium section
of the taxonomically complex genus Vaccinium [9,42].  Alaska blueberry
is believed to be a polyploid hybrid derived from ovalleaf blueberry (V.
ovalifolium) and red huckleberry (V. parvifolium) [9].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, April 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1992. Vaccinium alaskensis. In: Remainder of Citation

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