Gaylussacia dumosa

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Gaylussacia dumosa
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Gaylussacia dumosa

Systematics
Class : Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
Asterids
Order : Heather-like (Ericales)
Family : Heather family (Ericaceae)
Genre : Gaylussacia
Type : Gaylussacia dumosa
Scientific name
Gaylussacia dumosa
( Andrews ) A. Gray 1846

Gaylussacia dumosa ( English dwarf huckleberry, bush huckleberry, gopherberry ) is a species of the heather family. It is native to eastern North America and has been recorded from Newfoundland to Louisiana and Florida . It occurs along the coastal plains and in the mountains. According to the TNC , it is considered safe ("G5").

description

This shrub is branched from the ground up and grows upright to a height of 75 centimeters. The shoots come from a rhizome . The young branches are covered with curly hair. The leaves are oval, leathery and shiny. The inflorescence is a cluster of bell-shaped flowers. The fruit is a berry . The plant reproduces via seeds and the sprouting rhizomes. Sprouting begins immediately after forest fires .

ecology

The species grows in dry or moist habitat types. It can in forests, pine Heiden ( English barrens pine ), Pine savannas ( English flatwoods ), marshes and bays are encountered. It comes together with Virginian juniper ( Juniperus virginiana , English eastern red cedar ), East American larch ( Larix laricina , English tamarack ), Persea borbonia ( English redbay ), swamp magnolia ( Magnolia virginiana , English sweetbay ), dogwood ( Cornus florida , English flowering dogwood ), Gaylussacia frondosa ( English dangleberry ), Ilex vomitoria ( English yaupon ), deciduous grape heather ( Leucothoe racemosa , English fetterbush ) and blueberries ( Vaccinium spp., English blueberry ).

Synonyms

The Plant List , a joint venture between the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) and the Missouri Botanical Garden , lists the following synonyms:

  • Adnaria dumosa (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Decamerium dumosum (Andr.) Nutt.
  • Decamerium hirtellum ( Aiton ) Nutt.
  • Decamerium hirtellum var.  Griseum Ashe
  • Decamerium hirtellum f. minimum Ashe
  • Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) A. Gray
  • Gaylussacia dumosa var.  Humilis Zabel
  • Gaylussacia hirtella ( WTAiton ) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Lasiococcus dumosus (Andrews) Small
  • Vaccinium dumosum Andrews 1800 ( Basionym )
  • Vaccinium dumosum var.  Humile P. Watson

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gaylussacia dumosa, county distribution map . Biota of North America Program. 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c Milo Coladonato: Gaylussacia dumosa . In: Fire Effects Information System . US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. 1992. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bruce A. Sorrie, Alan S. Weakley, Gordon C. Tucker: Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) A. Gray, 1846. Dwarf huckleberry in Flora of North America @ eFloras.org . Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A.Gray . The Plant List. Retrieved January 10, 2012.

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