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Search Term(s): Gaylussacia baccata   (1 record found)

ERICACEAE
Heath Family
Gaylussacia baccata  (black huckleberry)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Gaylussacia: named for Joseph Gay-Lussac; baccata: with berry-like fruit
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Shrub
Phenology (Flowering Period)
May
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Upland woods on well-drained soils; primarily of the Coastal Plain, uncommon in the Piedmont
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Uncommon
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Host plant for Callophrys augustinus (Brown Elfin Butterfly) and C. henrici (Henry's Elfin Butterfly); fruits utilized by birds and mammals.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Primarily in the Mountains from Pennsylvania, south to Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Known on the Coastal Plain only from Delaware and the Western Shore of Maryland.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Ancient Sand Ridge Forest
Forest Interior (Upland Coastal Plain)
Serpentine Grasslands
Upland Forest (Chestnut Oak Woodland)
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