Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Rank Species | Order Ericales Genus Gaylussacia | |
Similar Gaylussacia dumosa, Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia brachycera, Gaylussacia, Gaylussacia baccata | ||
Gaylussacia orocola, the Blue Ridge huckleberry, is a plant species native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).
Gaylussacia orocola is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, sometimes forming small colonies. Flowers are in groups of 4-8, white. Fruits are black, essentially tasteless. The species grows in bogs in the mountains of the southern Appalachians.
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