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Brundage, Stephanie

Gaylussacia mosieri

Gaylussacia mosieri Small

Woolly Huckleberry, Hirsute Huckleberry

Ericaceae (Heath family)

Synonym(s): Lasiococcus mosieri

USDA Symbol: GAMO3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , SC
Native Habitat: Pitcher plant bogs, hillside seepage bogs, wet pine savannas and flatwoods.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Gaylussacia mosieri in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Gaylussacia mosieri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gaylussacia mosieri

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-03-19
Research By: CBR

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