Gaylussacia mosieri

Gaylussacia mosieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Gaylussacia
Species: G. mosieri
Binomial name
Gaylussacia mosieri
Small 1927
Synonyms[1]
  • Lasiococcus mosieri (Small) Small
  • Gaylussacia dumosa var. hirtella Chapm.

Gaylussacia mosieri, the hirsute huckleberry[2] or woolly huckleberry,[3] is a plant species native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).[4]

Gaylussacia mosieri is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, sometimes forming small colonies. Shoots are coveerd with reddish hairs. Flowers are in groups of 4-8, white, or pink. Fruits are black, sweet and juicy. The species grows in swamps and marshes.[2][5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Gaylussacia mosieri Small
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Gaylussacia mosieri Small, Torreya. 27: 36. 1927. Hirsute huckleberry
  3. ↑ "Gaylussacia mosieri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Sorrie, Bruce A. & Weakley, Alan S. 2007. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1): 333-344


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