Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray

Dangleberry, Blue Huckleberry

Synonyms: Decachaena frondosa, Vaccinium frondosum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Gaylussacia

Species: Gaylussacia frondosa

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Watch

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Gaylussacia frondosa