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

ERICACEAE
Heath Family
Gaylussacia brachycera  (box 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; brachycera: short-horned, short-antennaed
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Shrub
Phenology (Flowering Period)
April
Physiographic Province
☐ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☐ New Castle
☐ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Sandy wooded slopes above freshwater tidal rivers
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
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Coastal Plain Status
Rare
Global Rank
Uncommon
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
9
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
This species is clone forming and self-incompatible (not capable of producing seed without being cross-pollinated). Populations may persist vegetatively for centuries or longer. This species is known on the Atlantic Coastal Plain only from Delaware and Maryland.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
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