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Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray Dwarf huckleberry, bush huckleberry, gopherberry
Dwarf huckleberry is a North American native shrub. Identification: Shrubs are 12-30" (30-75 cm) in height, and heavily branched. Young twigs are covered with short, curly hairs. Leaves are 1" (2.5 cm) long, leathery, and obovate to elliptic. Flowers are bell-shaped, cream-colored, tinged with pink, appearing in June. Fruits are berries about ¼" (8 mm) in diameter, each with 10 seeds, fewer than for blueberries. This Gaylussacia and Vaccinium comparision chart compares these closely related genera, both of which contain plants called huckleberries. Edibility: Fruits are reported both as "watery and insipid" and "juicy and deliciously spicy," probably as a result of misidentification of the type of huckleberry. Online References:
The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants The Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine Gaylussacia bigeloviana (Fernald) Sorrie & Weakley Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray var. bigeloviana Fernald Gaylussacia orocola Small Lasiococcus dumosus (Andrews) Small Lasiococcus dumosus (Andrews) Small var. bigelovianus (Fernald) Fernald Lasiococcus orocola (Small) Small
Gaylussacia dumosa description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 23 Aug 2020.
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8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine
8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine
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