Gaylussacia mosieri
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Gaylussacia mosieri ( English hirsute huckleberry or woolly huckleberry ) is a species of the heather family. It is native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States ( Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia , Florida ).
description
Gaylussacia mosieri is a shrub up to 150 centimeters high that occasionally forms small stands. The saplings are covered with reddish hair. The flowers are in groups of 4… 8 and are white or purple. The fruits are black, sweet and juicy. The plant inhabits breaks and swamps.
Taxonomy
The Plant List , a joint venture between the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) and the Missouri Botanical Garden , lists the following synonyms:
- Lasiococcus mosieri (Small) Small
- Gaylussacia dumosa var. Hirtella Chapm.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bruce A. Sorrie, Alan S. Weakley, Gordon C. Tucker: Gaylussacia mosieri Small, Torreya. 27: 36. 1927. Hirsute huckleberry . In: Flora of North America @ eFloras.org . Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ↑ Gaylussacia mosieri . United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Gaylussacia mosieri, 2014 county distribution map . Biota of North America Program. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ↑ Bruce A. Sorrie, Alan S. Weakley: Notes on the Gaylussacia dumosa complex (Ericaceae) . In: Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas . 1, No. 1, 2007, pp. 333-344.
- ↑ Gaylussacia mosieri Small . The Plant List. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
Web links
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