Ericaceae
Hairytwig huckleberry
Gaylussacia tomentosa
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Gaylussacia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairytwig huckleberry
Synonyms
- Decachaena tomentosa (Pursh ex A.Gray) Small
- Decamerium tomentosum (A.Gray) Ashe
- Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa Pursh ex A.Gray
- Vaccinium tomentosum Pursh ex A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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 
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.