Gaylussacia is a genus of about fifty species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae native to the Americas where t
Gaylussacia

Gaylussacia is a genus of about fifty species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to the Americas, where they occur in eastern North America and in South America in the Andes and the mountains of southeastern Brazil (the majority of the known species). Common English names include huckleberry (shared with plants in several other genera) and "dangleberry".
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Vaccinioideae |
Tribe: | Vaccinieae |
Genus: | Gaylussacia Kunth |
Type species | |
Kunth |
Gaylussacia plants are often a component of an oak-heath forest. They are deciduous or evergreen shrubs growing to a height of 0.4–1.8 metres (1 ft 4 in – 5 ft 11 in).
Ecology
Gaylussacia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) species including Coleophora gaylussaciella (which feeds exclusively on Gaylussacia) and Coleophora multicristatella.
Classification
Gaylussacia is named in honor of the French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778–1850). It is closely related to Vaccinium, and it is still unclear whether the commonly understood line between Vaccinium and Gaylussacia is justified. A 2002 paper found that molecular data did not support past divisions of Gaylussacia into sections.
Fossil record
Pliocene seed and fruit fossils of †Gaylussacia rhenana are described from sand-filled river-channels in the brown coal pit of Fortuna-Garsdorf near Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Species

- – Brazil
- – Rio de Janeiro
- – Brazil
- – Southern Brazil
- Gaylussacia baccata – Black huckleberry, Southeastern Canada, eastern United States
- Gaylussacia bigeloviana - East Coast of USA + Canada
- Gaylussacia brachycera – Box huckleberry, Eastern United States
- – Southeastern Brazil, Paraguay
- – Uva de páramo, Colombia, Venezuela
- – Espírito Santo
- - Paraná
- – Bolivia, Argentina
- – Minas Gerais
- – Southeastern Brazil
- – Brazil
- Gaylussacia cinerea – Minas Gerais
- - Santa Catarina
- – Minas Gerais
- – Minas Gerais, Bahia
- – Minas Gerais
- Gaylussacia dumosa – Dwarf huckleberry, Eastern USA + Canada
- – Brazil
- Gaylussacia frondosa – Blue huckleberry, Eastern United States
- – Minas Gerais
- – Goiás
- – Bahia
- – Minas Gerais, Bahia
- – Brazil
- – Ecuador, northern Peru
- – Minas Gerais
- – Minas Gerais
- Gaylussacia mosieri – Woolly huckleberry, Southeastern United States
- Gaylussacia nana – Dwarf dangleberry, Southeastern United States
- – Minas Gerais
- Gaylussacia orocola - North Carolina
- – Minas Gerais
- - Peru, Ecuador
- – Minas Gerais
- – Brazil
- – Minas Gerais
- – Bolivia, Brazil
- Gaylussacia pulchra – Minas Gerais, Bahia
- – Brazil
- – Rio de Janeiro
- – Minas Gerais
- – Paraná
- – Minas Gerais
- – Brazil
- – Minas Gerais
- – Brazil
- – Minas Gerais
- Gaylussacia tomentosa – Hairy-twig huckleberry, Southeastern United States
- Gaylussacia ursina – Bear huckleberry, Southeastern United States
- – Minas Gerais, Bahia
- – Minas Gerais
References
- 1827 illustration from Plantarum Brasiliae icones et descriptiones hactenus ineditae. Vol. 1. Author: Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl
- The Natural Communities of Virginia Classification of Ecological Community Groups (Version 2.3), Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2010 Archived January 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Schafale, M. P. & A. S. Weakley (1990). "Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina" (PDF) (third approximation ed.). North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25.
- Floyd, Jennifer Whitehead (2002). "Phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns in Gaylussacia (Ericaceae) based on morphological, nuclear DNA, and chloroplast DNA variation". Systematic Botany. 27 (1): 99–115. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-27.1.99 (inactive 1 November 2024). JSTOR 3093898.
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - Kathleen A. Kron, E. Ann Powell and J. L. Luteyn (2002). "Phylogenetic relationships within the blueberry tribe (Vaccinieae, Ericaceae) based on sequence data from matK and nuclear ribosomal ITS regions, with comments on the placement of Satyria". American Journal of Botany. 89 (2): 327–336. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.2.327. PMID 21669741.
- Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Volume 26, Issues 1–4, September 1978, Pages 173-211, The pliocene flora of Fortuna-Garsdorf I. fruits and seeds of angiosperms by J. Van Der Burgh https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(78)90011-8
External links
- New York Botanic Gardens: Gaylussacia
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Gaylussacia is a genus of about fifty species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae native to the Americas where they occur in eastern North America and in South America in the Andes and the mountains of southeastern Brazil the majority of the known species Common English names include huckleberry shared with plants in several other genera and dangleberry GaylussaciaGaylussacia pulchraScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder EricalesFamily EricaceaeSubfamily VaccinioideaeTribe VaccinieaeGenus Gaylussacia KunthType speciesKunth Gaylussacia plants are often a component of an oak heath forest They are deciduous or evergreen shrubs growing to a height of 0 4 1 8 metres 1 ft 4 in 5 ft 11 in EcologyGaylussacia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera butterflies and moths species including Coleophora gaylussaciella which feeds exclusively on Gaylussacia and Coleophora multicristatella ClassificationGaylussacia is named in honor of the French chemist Joseph Louis Gay Lussac 1778 1850 It is closely related to Vaccinium and it is still unclear whether the commonly understood line between Vaccinium and Gaylussacia is justified A 2002 paper found that molecular data did not support past divisions of Gaylussacia into sections Fossil recordPliocene seed and fruit fossils of Gaylussacia rhenana are described from sand filled river channels in the brown coal pit of Fortuna Garsdorf near Bergheim North Rhine Westphalia in Germany SpeciesGaylussacia brasiliensis Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Southern Brazil Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry Southeastern Canada eastern United States Gaylussacia bigeloviana East Coast of USA Canada Gaylussacia brachycera Box huckleberry Eastern United States Southeastern Brazil Paraguay Uva de paramo Colombia Venezuela Espirito Santo Parana Bolivia Argentina Minas Gerais Southeastern Brazil Brazil Gaylussacia cinerea Minas Gerais Santa Catarina Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Bahia Minas Gerais Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf huckleberry Eastern USA Canada Brazil Gaylussacia frondosa Blue huckleberry Eastern United States Minas Gerais Goias Bahia Minas Gerais Bahia Brazil Ecuador northern Peru Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Gaylussacia mosieri Woolly huckleberry Southeastern United States Gaylussacia nana Dwarf dangleberry Southeastern United States Minas Gerais Gaylussacia orocola North Carolina Minas Gerais Peru Ecuador Minas Gerais Brazil Minas Gerais Bolivia Brazil Gaylussacia pulchra Minas Gerais Bahia Brazil Rio de Janeiro Minas Gerais Parana Minas Gerais Brazil Minas Gerais Brazil Minas Gerais Gaylussacia tomentosa Hairy twig huckleberry Southeastern United States Gaylussacia ursina Bear huckleberry Southeastern United States Minas Gerais Bahia Minas GeraisReferences1827 illustration from Plantarum Brasiliae icones et descriptiones hactenus ineditae Vol 1 Author Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl The Natural Communities of Virginia Classification of Ecological Community Groups Version 2 3 Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation 2010 Archived January 15 2009 at the Wayback Machine Schafale M P amp A S Weakley 1990 Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina PDF third approximation ed North Carolina Natural Heritage Program North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation Archived from the original PDF on 2012 04 25 Floyd Jennifer Whitehead 2002 Phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns in Gaylussacia Ericaceae based on morphological nuclear DNA and chloroplast DNA variation Systematic Botany 27 1 99 115 doi 10 1043 0363 6445 27 1 99 inactive 1 November 2024 JSTOR 3093898 a href wiki Template Cite journal title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint DOI inactive as of November 2024 link Kathleen A Kron E Ann Powell and J L Luteyn 2002 Phylogenetic relationships within the blueberry tribe Vaccinieae Ericaceae based on sequence data from matK and nuclear ribosomal ITS regions with comments on the placement of Satyria American Journal of Botany 89 2 327 336 doi 10 3732 ajb 89 2 327 PMID 21669741 Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Volume 26 Issues 1 4 September 1978 Pages 173 211 The pliocene flora of Fortuna Garsdorf I fruits and seeds of angiosperms by J Van Der Burgh https doi org 10 1016 0034 6667 78 90011 8External linksNew York Botanic Gardens Gaylussacia