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Ericaceae

Box huckleberry

Gaylussacia brachycera (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gaylussacia

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Box huckleberry: Photograph of Box huckleberry en ( Gaylussacia brachycera en ). Photo taken at the Mt. Cuba Center where it was identified.
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Box huckleberry

Synonyms

  • Adnaria brachycera (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Buxella brachycera (Michx.) Small
  • Decamerium brachycerum (Michx.) Ashe
  • Vaccinium brachycerum Michx.
  • Vaccinium buxifolium Salisb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.