PLANTS Profile for Gaylussacia dumosa (dwarf huckleberry)

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Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray
dwarf huckleberry

Symbol:

GADU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, AR, Damascus. Usage Requirements.

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Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

	GADUB	Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray var. bigeloviana Fernald
	GAOR3	Gaylussacia orocola Small
	LADU	Lasiococcus dumosus (Andrews) Small
	LADUB	Lasiococcus dumosus (Andrews) Small var. bigelovianus (Fernald) Fernald
	LAOR5	Lasiococcus orocola (Small) Small

Distribution:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray


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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 8 species in Gaylussacia

Classification:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Gaylussacia Kunth – huckleberry
Species	Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray – dwarf huckleberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana
dwarf huckleberry		Threatened
New Hampshire:
Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana
huckleberry		Threatened
New York:
Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana
dwarf huckleberry		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
dwarf huckleberry		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana
dwarf huckleberry		Special Concern
Tennessee:
dwarf huckleberry		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Minor
Yarrow			Low				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23662.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 02:00 AM MDT