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Ericaceae

Blue huckleberry

Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gaylussacia

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Common names

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English
Blue huckleberry, Dangleberry

Synonyms

  • Adnaria frondosa (L.) Kuntze
  • Decachaena frondosa (L.) Small
  • Decamerium frondosum (L.) Nutt.
  • Gaylussacia frondosa f. glaucophylla Champ.
  • Gaylussacia frondosa var. frondosa
  • Gaylussacia frondosa var. polycodioides Champ.
  • Vaccinium decamerocarpon Dunal
  • Vaccinium frondosum L.
  • Vaccinium glaucum Lam.
  • Vaccinium venustum Aiton

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

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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.