Gaylussacia bigeloviana

Gaylussacia bigeloviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Gaylussacia
Species: G. bigeloviana
Binomial name
Gaylussacia bigeloviana
(Fernald) Sorrie & Weakley 2007
Synonyms[1]
  • Gaylussacia dumosa var. bigeloviana Fernald 1911

Gaylussacia bigeloviana, the bog huckleberry, is a plant species native to the coastal plains of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. It grows from Newfoundland to South Carolina.[2]

Gaylussacia bigeloviana is a shrub up to 1 m (40 inches) tall, sometimes forming small colonies. It has thick, leathery leaves, shiny on the top side, pale green on the underside. Flowers are in groups of 3-7, white, pink, or red. Fruits are black, juicy but bland-tasting. The species grows in swamps and marshes, including acidic bogs alongside Sphagnum peatmosses.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Gaylussacia bigeloviana (Fernald) Sorrie & Weakley". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  2. ↑ "Gaylussacia bigeloviana". State-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  3. ↑ Sorrie, Bruce A.; Weakley, Alan S.; Tucker, Gordon C. (2009). "Gaylussacia bigeloviana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee. Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 8. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ↑ Sorrie, Bruce A. Weakley, Alan S. 2007. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1): 333-344


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