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Gaylussacia tomentosa
Gaylussacia tomentosa (A. Gray) Pursh ex Small
Hairy Dangleberry, Hairy-twig Huckleberry, Hairytwig Huckleberry
Ericaceae (Heath family)
Synonym(s): Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa
USDA Symbol: GATO5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 7 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , GreenBloom Time: Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Greenish white.
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , NC , SCNative Habitat: Moist to wet pine flatwoods and savannas, margins of cypress-gum depressions, margins of blackwater floodplains, streamhead ecotones, sometimes in dry soils.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU |
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
Research Literature
Reslit 266 - Fruit Rot, Antifungal Defense, and Palatability of Fleshy Fruits for Frugivorous Birds (1993) M. L. Cipollini and E. W. StilesThis information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Gaylussacia tomentosa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Gaylussacia tomentosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gaylussacia tomentosa
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR