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Revision as of 09:39, 18 November 2016
Gaylussacia frondosa | |
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Photo by Dwight K. Lauer, Auburn University, Bugwood.org | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Tracheophyta- Vascular plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Gaylussacia |
Species: | G. frondosa |
Binomial name | |
Gaylussacia frondosa (L.)Torr. & A. Gray | |
Natural range of Gaylussacia frondosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Common names: Blue huckleberry, Dangleberry
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Gaylussacia frondosa var. frondosa; Decachaena frondosa (Linnaeus) Torrey & Gray
Description
A description of Gaylussacia frondosa is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Gaylussacia frondosa is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia. [1]
Seed dispersal
This species disperses by being consumed by vertebrates (being assumed). [2]
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
- ↑ Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.