Gaylussacia frondosa

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Gaylussacia
Species:	Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.
Common Name	Blue Huckleberry
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; 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; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; 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; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value	6
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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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Counties - Species Present

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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Gaylussacia frondosa var. polycodioides	Gaylussacia frondosa var. polycodioides
Vaccinium frondosum	Vaccinium frondosum L.

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: Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, HTTU, MTSU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 1971

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UCHT022507	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Gaylussacia frondosa
HTTU026519	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Gaylussacia frondosa
HTTU026521	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Gaylussacia frondosa
UCHT033770	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Gaylussacia frondosa
HTTU007625	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Gaylussacia frondosa
MTSU017489	Franklin	Tennessee		Allan Colyar 23	MTSU Gaylussacia frondosa
31234100401122	Putnam	Tennessee	21 May 1971	Robert Kral 42804	EKY Gaylussacia frondosa
HTTU026520	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Gaylussacia frondosa

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Gaylussacia frondosa

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