Gaylussacia orocola

Gaylussacia orocola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Gaylussacia
Species: G. orocola
Binomial name
Gaylussacia orocola
(Small) Camp 1935
Synonyms[1]
  • Lasiococcus orocola Small 1933

Gaylussacia orocola, the Blue Ridge huckleberry, is a plant species native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).[2]

Gaylussacia orocola is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, sometimes forming small colonies. Flowers are in groups of 4-8, white. Fruits are black, essentially tasteless. The species grows in bogs in the mountains of the southern Appalachians.[3][4]

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