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Gaylussacia nana
Gaylussacia nana (A. Gray) Small
Confederate Huckleberry, Dwarf Dangleberry
Ericaceae (Heath family)
Synonym(s): Decachaena nana, Gaylussacia frondosa var. nana
USDA Symbol: GANA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , GreenBloom Time: Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Greenish white.
Distribution
USA: AL , FL , GANative Habitat: Xeric to dry pine uplands and sand ridges, xeric to moist pine flatwoods and savannas, ecotones of seepage bogs and depressional wetlands, infrequently in wet soils.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | UPL | 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
Additional resources
USDA: Find Gaylussacia nana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Gaylussacia nana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Gaylussacia nana
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR