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Gaylussacia dumosa Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray 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 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:
Gaylussacia dumosa on Discover Life Gaylussacia dumosa on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Gaylussacia dumosa on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Gaylussacia dumosa on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Gaylussacia dumosa at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Gaylussacia dumosa on www.carolinanature.com Gaylussacia dumosa description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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