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Revision as of 11:28, 15 March 2016

Gaylussacia frondosa
Vaccinium darrowii MMS Torreya SP Oct 2015.jpg
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
Gayl fron dist.jpg
Natural range of Gaylussacia frondosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Blue huckleberry, Dangleberry

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 (Ostertag and Robertson 2007).


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.