Species
Vaccinium corymbosum
Common Name(s)
Blueberry
Family
Ericaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Habitat
Usually in acidic soils - locally established on acid peats of the Waikato
Flower Colours
White
Year Naturalised
1989
Origin
North America
Reason For Introduction
Horticultural - fruit
Life Cycle Comments
Long-lived perennial shrub
Reproduction
By seed and suckering
Seed
numerous, long-lived
Dispersal
Bird and human dispersed (also by gravity)
Tolerances
Drought sensitive
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010