Deerberry

Vaccinium stamineum L. - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 15.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Deerberry: Acrobasis vaccinii, Acronicta tritona, Aroga trialbamaculella, Hemaris diffinis, Polia purpurissata, Zomaria interruptolineana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.