Gaylussacia tomentosa, commonly known as the hairy dangleberry[3] or hairytwig huckleberry,[4] is a plant species native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas).[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaylussacia |
| Species: | G. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaylussacia tomentosa | |
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Asa Gray described this species as Vaccinium tomentosum in 1878. It was given its current name in 1897.
Gaylussacia tomentosa is a shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes hence sometimes forming huge colonies. Leaves are dull green or yellow-green on the upper surface, pale green and waxy on the underside. Flowers are in dangling groups of 2–4, greenish-white. Fruits are dark blue or occasionally white, sweet and juicy.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ Gray, Asa 1878. Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1): 19
- ^ Tropicos, Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa A. Gray
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Gaylussacia tomentosa (A. Gray) Pursh ex Small, 1897. Hairy dangleberry
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gaylussacia tomentosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Pursh, Frederick Traugott 1897. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 24(9): 443
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