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Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover
in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest
Genus/Species Gaylussacia dumosa Common Name Dwarf Huckleberry
Family ERICACEAE Acronym HUCK
Description Small shrub with leaves alternate, reticulated, elliptic or spatulate, dotted with sessile glands beneath, tip conspicuously pointed; stem glandular, hairy, reaches 35 cm; flowers small, white, bell-shaped, March-May.

 

Last Updated: October 3, 1997