Gaylussacia orocola
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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaylussacia |
| Species: | G. orocola |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaylussacia orocola (Small) Camp 1935 | |
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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]
References
- The Plant List, Gaylussacia orocola (Small) Camp
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Gaylussacia orocola (Small) Camp, 1935. Blue Ridge huckleberry
- Sorrie, Bruce A. & Weakley, Alan S. 2007. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1): 333-344
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