Gaylussacia mosieri

Gaylussacia mosieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Gaylussacia
Species:	G. mosieri
Binomial name
	Gaylussacia mosieri; Small 1927
Synonyms
	Lasiococcus mosieri (Small) Small; Gaylussacia dumosa var. hirtella Chapm.;

Gaylussacia mosieri, the hirsute huckleberry^[2] or woolly huckleberry,^[3] is a plant species native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).^[4]

Gaylussacia mosieri is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, sometimes forming small colonies. Shoots are covered with reddish hairs. Flowers are in groups of 4–8, white, or pink. Fruits are black, sweet and juicy. The species grows in swamps and marshes.^[2]^[5]

References[]

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[1] The Plant List, Gaylussacia mosieri Small

[FNA-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, Gaylussacia mosieri Small, Torreya. 27: 36. 1927. Hirsute huckleberry

[3] "Gaylussacia mosieri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

[4] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[5] Sorrie, Bruce A. & Weakley, Alan S. 2007. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1): 333-344

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