Gaylussacia bigeloviana
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Gaylussacia bigeloviana ( English bog huckleberry , German swamp huckleberry ), is a species of the heather family. It is native to the coastal plains of eastern Canada and the eastern United States and is found from Newfoundland in the north south to South Carolina .
description
Gaylussacia bigeloviana is a shrub up to one meter in height that occasionally forms small stands. It has thick, leathery leaves that are shiny on the top and pale green on the underside. The flowers are in groups of 3… 7 and are white, purple or red. The fruits are black, juicy, but tasteless. The species grows in swamps and bogs, also in acid raised bogs in the company of peat mosses ( Sphagnum ).
Synonyms
The Plant List , a joint venture between the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) and the Missouri Botanical Garden , lists the following synonyms:
- Gaylussacia dumosa var. Bigeloviana Fernald 1911
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gaylussacia bigeloviana . 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ Bruce A. Sorrie, Alan S. Weakley, Gordon C. Tucker: Gaylussacia bigeloviana in Flora of North America @ eFloras.org . Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ Bruce A. Sorrie, Alan S. Weakley: Notes on the Gaylussacia domosa Complex (Ericaceae) . In: Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas . 1, No. 1, 2007, pp. 333-344.
- ↑ Gaylussacia bigeloviana (Fernald) Sorrie & Weakley . The Plant List. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
