Gaylussacia baccata

Characteristics
Ericaceae
Gaylussacia
Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch
black huckleberry
Dry-mesic to mesic acidic hardwood forests of a southern affinity, bluffs, woodlands, and rocky summits. Occasionally occurs in wet acidic peatlands. Often occurs high on slopes or on hilltops in association with Vaccinium spp.
Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ericales
Gaylussacia
Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch - black huckleberry
Citation
Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Julie A. Lundgren. Photo taken: Columbia, NY: 4 June 2020 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 27 April 2010 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 27 April 2010 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Ocean, NY: 19 May 2015 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Ocean, NY: 19 May 2015 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 25 May 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 19 Sep 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 Aug 2004 - 4
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