Gaylussacia mosieri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Gaylussacia |
| Species: | G. mosieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaylussacia mosieri Small 1927
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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
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Gaylussacia mosieri Small
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Gaylussacia mosieri Small, Torreya. 27: 36. 1927. Hirsute huckleberry
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Gaylussacia mosieri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Sorrie, Bruce A. & Weakley, Alan S. 2007. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1): 333-344
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