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 (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray
Dwarf huckleberry, bush huckleberry, gopherberry
Dwarf huckleberry is a North American native shrub.
Plants: Shrubs are 12–30″ (30–75 cm) in height, and heavily branched. Young twigs are covered with short, curly hairs.
Leaves: 1″ (2.5 cm) long, leathery, and obovate to elliptic.
Flowers: Bell-shaped, cream-colored, tinged with pink, appearing in June.
Fruits: Berries are about ¼″ (8 mm) in diameter, each with 10 seeds, fewer than for blueberries.
Habitats: Forests, especially pine forests; bogs, bays, wet sandy soil.
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:
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 (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
8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine · ≈ 6 × 7″ (16 × 18 cm) 
8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm) 
8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
8/3/2025 · Saco Heath Preserve, Saco, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm) 
9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) 
9/16/2016 · Sieur de Monts Botanical Gardens, Bar Harbor, Maine 
9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Ericales | Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others |
| Family | Ericaceae | Heath or heather family |
| Genus | Gaylussacia | For chemist and physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac |
| Species | dumosa | “Bushy, shrubby” |
Gaylussacia dumosa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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