Gaylussacia tomentosa
| Gaylussacia tomentosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaylussacia |
| Species: | G. tomentosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaylussacia tomentosa (A.Gray) Pursh ex Small 1897 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gaylussacia tomentosa, commonly known as the hairy dangleberry[3] or hairytwig huckleberry,[4] is a plant species native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas).[5]
Asa Gray described this species as Vaccinium tomentosum in 1878. It was given its current name in 1897.
Gaylussacia tomentosa is a shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes hence sometimes forming huge colonies. Leaves are dull green or yellow-green on the upper surface, pale green and waxy on the underside. Flowers are in dangling groups of 2-4, greenish-white. Fruits are dark blue or occasionally white, sweet and juicy.[3][6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa A. Gray
- ↑ Gray, Asa 1878. Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1): 19
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Gaylussacia tomentosa (A. Gray) Pursh ex Small, 1897. Hairy dangleberry
- ↑ "Gaylussacia tomentosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Pursh, Frederick Traugott 1897. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 24(9): 443
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