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Gaylussacia mosieri
Also called Hirsute Huckleberry
Woolly huckleberry is a native shrub of the southeastern US coastal plains, growing up to about 1.5 m tall in swamps and marshes. It is best kept moist, in acidic soil, and in a sunny to lightly shaded spot.
Gaylussacia mosieri, the hirsute huckleberry or woolly huckleberry, is a plant species native to the coastal plains of the southeastern United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida).
Gaylussacia mosieri is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, sometimes forming small colonies. Shoots are covered with reddish hairs. Flowers are in groups of 4–8, white, or pink. Fruits are black, sweet and juicy. The species grows in swamps and marshes.
Black huckleberry · Bog Huckleberry · Box huckleberry · Dwarf huckleberry · Blue huckleberry · Blue Ridge Huckleberry · Gaylussacia pulchra · Hairytwig huckleberry · Bear huckleberry
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gaylussacia mosieri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
