Ericaceae

Dwarf huckleberry

Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Gaylussacia

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Common names

By language (2)

Danish: Busk-Bukkelbær
English: Dwarf huckleberry

Synonyms

Adnaria dumosa (Andrews) Kuntze
Decamerium dumosum (Andrews) Nutt.
Decamerium hirtellum (Aiton) Nutt.
Decamerium hirtellum f. minimum Ashe
Decamerium hirtellum var. griseum Ashe
Gaylussacia dumosa var. dumosa
Gaylussacia dumosa var. hirtella (Aiton) A.Gray
Gaylussacia dumosa var. humilis Zabel
Gaylussacia hirtella (W.T.Aiton) Torr. & A.Gray
Lasiococcus dumosus (Andrews) Small
Vaccinium dumosum Andrews
Vaccinium dumosum var. humile P.Watson
Vaccinium hirtellum Aiton
Vaccinium watsonii Sweet

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

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Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.