Gaylussacia dumosa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyEricaceae
Family (Traditional)Ericaceae
GenusGaylussacia
Species:Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray
Common NameDwarf Huckleberry
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 9
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Vaccinium dumosum Vaccinium dumosum Andrews

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Cannon (TN), Coffee (TN), Hamilton (TN), Putnam (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1988 - 1994

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0168765 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168767 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109645 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168764 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168772 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
MTSU017488 Coffee Tennessee 19 May 1988 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Gaylussacia dumosa
31234100401049 Coffee Tennessee Dwayne Estes
EKY
Gaylussacia dumosa
31234100401064 Van Buren Tennessee Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0015713 Coffee Tennessee 07 Sep 1992 Milo Pyne
APSC
Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0084780 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0056802 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109646 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109841 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168766 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0051629 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0082777 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109845 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109848 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168768 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109849 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109846 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109850 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168769 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0015712 Coffee Tennessee 20 Oct 1994 Milo Pyne
APSC
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109847 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109842 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168770 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168771 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Gaylussacia dumosa
HTTU007623 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Gaylussacia dumosa
UCHT033775 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109648 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109649 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109844 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
31234100401023 Cannon Tennessee Thomas S. Patrick
EKY
Gaylussacia dumosa
UOS02390 Coffee Tennessee Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.
UOS
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109843 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109647 Tennessee
VDB
Gaylussacia dumosa
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Plant Photos

Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Dwayne Estes
Gaylussacia dumosa - Milo Pyne
Gaylussacia dumosa - Milo Pyne
Gaylussacia dumosa - Milo Pyne
Gaylussacia dumosa - Milo Pyne
Gaylussacia dumosa - Theo Witsell
Gaylussacia dumosa - Theo Witsell