Gaylussacia dumosa

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ericaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ericaceae
Genus	Gaylussacia
Species:	Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A. Gray
Common Name	Dwarf Huckleberry
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: 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
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); 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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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
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
31234100401023	Cannon	Tennessee		Thomas S. Patrick	EKY Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168764	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168771	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109645		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
MTSU017488	Coffee	Tennessee	19 May 1988	Landon E. McKinney	MTSU Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0051629	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109845		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109848		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168770	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168767	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0015712	Coffee	Tennessee	20 Oct 1994	Milo Pyne	APSC Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109646		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109841		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168768	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Gaylussacia dumosa
APSC0082777	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109849		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109846		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109850		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
31234100401049	Coffee	Tennessee		Dwayne Estes	EKY Gaylussacia dumosa
31234100401064	Van Buren	Tennessee		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168766	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Gaylussacia dumosa
UOS02390	Coffee	Tennessee		Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109843		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109647		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168769	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN 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
BRIT109847		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
BRIT109842		Tennessee			VDB Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168765	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Gaylussacia dumosa
TENN-V-0168772	Warren	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

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Gaylussacia dumosa

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