CYTOTAXONOMY OF LOWBUSH BLUEBERRIES IN EASTERN CANADA

• Published in: American Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Hall, Ivan V., Aalders, Lewis E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1961
• Subjects: Canada; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1961.tb11625.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fj.1537-2197.1961.tb11625.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1961.tb11625.x

H all , I. V., and L. E. A alders . (Research Sta., Kentville, Nova Scotia.) Cytotaxonomy of lowbush blueberries in Eastern Canada. Amer. Jour. Bot. 48(3): 199–201. Illus. 1961.—The common lowbush blueberry of commercial fields in Eastern Canada, Vaccinium angustifolium Ait., is tetraploid (2 n = 48). A new species, Vaccinium boreale , is similar to it but is diploid (2 n = 24). The 2 species can be distinguished from each other on the basis of chromosome number, corolla length, pollen size, and degree of branching. Most vegetative characters of the 2 species overlap with varying environmental conditions, and their use for taxonomic purposes has led to confusion. V. boreale is found typically on exposed headlands in Newfoundland and has not been found in commercial fields outside that province.