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Revision as of 11:12, 13 July 2015

Gaylussacia dumosa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Gaylussacia
Species: G. dumosa
Binomial name
Gaylussacia dumosa
(Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray
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Natural range of Gaylussacia dumosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: dwarf huckleberry

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Gaylussacia dumosa is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Gaylussacia dumosa:

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata

Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Megachilidae: Megachile integrella

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

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.