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HEATH FAMILY
(ERICACEAE)
 
Bird food Butterfly larval food Butterfly nectar food
  • Fetterbush:  several species
  • Rhodendron:  several species
  • Tarflower:  several species
  • Vaccinium:  several species
Wildlife food
  • Fetterbush berries:  small mammals
  • Sourwood foliage:  deer
  • Sourwood fruits:  small mammals
  • Sourwood nectar:  bees
  • Vaccinium berries:  many mammals, including bears
Wildlife shelter
  • Fetterbush:  nesting for bears
  • Rhododendron:  nesting sites for songbirds
  • Vaccinium:  good cover
 
 
name
 
area
flower
& fruit
 
season
 
other

Tarflower
  Befaria racemosa
NCwhite, pinkSps
Dwarf huckleberry
  Gaylusscia dumosa
NCSwhite-pink
black
Sp
SuF
s
Fetterbush
  Lyonia lucida
NCSwhite-purple
brown
Sp
Su
s
Azalea
  Rhododendron spp.
NCvariousSps
Sourwood
  Oxydendrum arboreum
Nwhite
yellow-tan
Su
F
t
Sparkleberry
  Vaccinium arboreum
NCwhite
black
Sp
SuFW
t
Darrow's blueberry
  Vaccinium darrowii
NCwhite
blue
SpW
Su
s   photo
Highbush blueberry
  Vaccinium fuscatum
NCwhite, pink, red
black, blue
SpSu
Su
s   photo
Shiny blueberry
  Vaccinium myrsinites
NCSwhite, pink
black, bluish
SpW
Su
s   photo
Codes: N=north
C=central
S=south
Sp=spring
Su=summer
F=fall
W=winter
a=annual
b=biennial
p=perennial
s=shrub
t=tree
v=vine
i=invasive
 
ta=toxic to animals
th=toxic to humans

 
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