Native to 31 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Connecticut (Highstead Arboretum)
Location Remarks
Redding Highstead Arboretum
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham (Durham)
35.978889, -79.016389
Location Remarks
Duke Forest, access through Gate 26. New Hope drainage
Collectors
Location
United States, North Carolina, Macon (Franklin)
35.093611, -83.520556
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Shrub less than 1 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium
Specific Epithet
stamineum
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#102,352 of 335,497
Top 31%
Extinction probability
12%