The most popular types are the rabbiteye blueberry ( Vaccinium ashei ) and the highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ). (tallahassee.com)
Fresh fruit from northern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) and rabbiteye blueberry ( Vaccinium ashei ) are highly perishable, so reaching distant markets while maintaining superior quality and value is a challenge. (ashs.org)
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Highbush blueberries ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) are the primary type of commercially grown blueberry, but southern highbush ( Vaccinium spp. (msucares.com)
There are at least eight other Vaccinium wild blueberry species that can be found in the woods and near swamps in Florida. (tallahassee.com)
American Blueberry belongs to the Vaccinium genus, and is native to Eastern North America. (greg.app)
4. Rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium ashei), native to the Southeastern United States, are the tallest of the blueberry bushes, reaching up to 10-feet in height. (lawncareforbusypeople.com)
All species whose English common names include "blueberry" are currently classified in section Cyanococcus of the genus Vaccinium . (zubiaga.org)
Several other plants of the genus Vaccinium also produce blue berries which are sometimes confused with blueberries, mainly the predominantly European bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), which in many languages has a name that means "blueberry" in English. (zubiaga.org)
In North America, the most common cultivated species is V. corymbosum , the Northern highbush blueberry . (zubiaga.org)
Melatonin improves plant water status, photosynthetic performance, and antioxidant defense system in highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plants subjected to drought stress. (cabi.org)
Vaccinium corymbosum Star Blueberry, a patented Florida selection, lives up to its name with its large, sweet, and flavorful berries. (raintreenursery.com)
Vaccinium Corymbosum `Silver Dollar` A one-of-a-kind blueberry with a delectable pineapple-y flavor and foliage that looks just like Eucalyptus! (raintreenursery.com)
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jubilee' is a medium-sized, blueberry variety with a sweet flavor developed in Mississippi's difficult growing conditions. (raintreenursery.com)
Vaccinium corymbosum hybrid 'Draper' blueberry produces large, sweet berries with a thicker skin for a crisp texture and better resistance to split. (raintreenursery.com)
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The diseases/disorders and their causal organisms/agents are known for all blueberries unless indicated as occurring primarily on highbush/rabbiteye ( Vaccinium corymbosum/V. virgatum [syns. (apsnet.org)
3. Half-high blueberries (V. corymbosum x V. angustifolium) are a hybrid between lowbush and highbush cultivars. (lawncareforbusypeople.com)
True wild blueberries (section Cyanococcus of the genus Vaccinium ) occur naturally only in eastern and north-central North America. (zubiaga.org)
Hybrids of this with other Vaccinium species adapted to southern U.S. climates are known collectively as Southern highbush blueberries. (zubiaga.org)
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Vaccinium /vækˈsɪniəm/ is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family (Ericaceae). (wikipedia.org)
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Genetic analyses indicates that the genus Vaccinium is not monophyletic. (wikipedia.org)
The taxonomy of Vaccinium can either be resolved by enlarging the genus to include the entirety of the tribe Vaccinieae, or by breaking the genus up into several different genera. (wikipedia.org)
A number of the Asian species are more closely related to Agapetes than to other Vaccinium species. (wikipedia.org)
A second group includes most of Orthaea and Notopora, at least some of Gaylussacia (huckleberry), and a number of species from Vaccinium, such as Vaccinium crassifolium. (wikipedia.org)
Other parts of Vaccinium form other groups, sometimes together with species of other genera. (wikipedia.org)
A classification predating molecular phylogeny divides Vaccinium into subgenera, and several sections: Subgenus Oxycoccus The cranberries, with slender, trailing, wiry non-woody shoots and strongly reflexed flower petals. (wikipedia.org)
The name Vaccinium was used in classical Latin for a plant, possibly the bilberry or a hyacinth, and may be derived from the Latin bacca, berry, although its ultimate derivation is obscure. (wikipedia.org)
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Vaccinium arbuscula is a deciduous Shrub growing to 0.6 m (2ft). (pfaf.org)
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Vaccinium corymbosum 'Blue Ribbon' A mid-season variety developed to meet the demands of hand-picked, fresh-market berry connoisseurs. (raintreenursery.com)
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Vaccinum ashei Tifblue is a well known standard for southern blueberries. (ediblelandscaping.com)
There are several Vaccinium species called blueberries, but the fruits usually grown for home and commercial use are highbush blueberries, derived mainly from the North American species V.corymbosum and V.australe. (agroforestry.co.uk)
Rabbiteye blueberries are derived from V.ashei and are not included in this article. (agroforestry.co.uk)
A gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is a recently discovered pest of rabbiteye blueberries ( Vaccinium ashei Reade) in the southeastern US (Lyrene and Payne 1992). (ufl.edu)
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Vaccinium darrowi Legacy is similar to a high quality highbush variety in flavor and yield. (ediblelandscaping.com)
Vaccinium spp Huckleberry Southern Type - Vigorous and adaptable, a heavy producer of large glossy black fruit about one half inch in diameter. (ediblelandscaping.com)
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The name Vaccinium was used in classical Latin for a plant, possibly the bilberry or a hyacinth, and may be derived from the Latin bacca, berry, although its ultimate derivation is obscure. (wikipedia.org)
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A classification predating molecular phylogeny divides Vaccinium into subgenera, and several sections: Subgenus Oxycoccus The cranberries, with slender, trailing, wiry non-woody shoots and strongly reflexed flower petals. (wikipedia.org)
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Diaporthe vaccinii is also known by its asexual/anamorph name, Phomopsis vaccinii, and causes stem cankers, twig blight, leafspots, and fruit rot of Vaccinium spp. (ca.gov)
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On February 3, 2017, CDFA was requested by the USDA APHIS for information on the export of Vaccinium plants from California to the EU, in preparation of a federal risk assessment of the introduction of a quarantine fungal pathogen, Diaporthe vaccinii into the EU through USA-originated Vaccinium spp. (ca.gov)
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Vaccinium corymbosum x Draper has become a standout variety in mid and high chill climates. (ediblelandscaping.com)