Gaylussacia 2838952 219708816 2008-06-16T14:50:41Z Abrahami 657821 Gay Lussac {{Taxobox | name = ''Gaylussacia'' | image = Gaylussacia pulchra Pohl127.png | image_width = 200px | image_caption = ''[[Gaylussacia pulchra]]'' | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Ericales]] | familia = [[Ericaceae]] | genus = '''''Gaylussacia''''' | genus_authority = [[Carl Sigismund Kunth|Kunth]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''''Gaylussacia''''' is a genus of about fifty species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Ericaceae]], native to the [[Americas]], where they occur in eastern [[North America]] (eight species) and in [[South America]] in the [[Andes]] (seven species) and the mountains of southeastern [[Brazil]] (the remaining thirty-five species). Common English names include [[huckleberry]] (shared with plants in several other genera) and "dangleberry". They are [[deciduous]] or [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s growing to a height of 0.4-1.8 m. Gaylussacia is named in honor of French chemist [[Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac]] (1778-1850) ''Gaylussacia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora gaylussaciella]]'' (which feeds exclusively on ''Gaylussacia'') and ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora multicristatella]]''. ;Species *''Gaylussacia amazonica''. [[Brazil]]. *''Gaylussacia amoena''. South America. *''Gaylussacia angulata''. South America. *''Gaylussacia angustifolia''. South America. *''Gaylussacia baccata'' '''Black Huckleberry'''. Southeastern [[Canada]], eastern [[United States]]. *''Gaylussacia brachycera'' '''Box Huckleberry'''. Eastern United States. *''Gaylussacia brasiliensis''. Southeast Brazil. *''Gaylussacia buxifolia'' '''Uva de Páramo'''. [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]]. *''Gaylussacia caparoensis''. South America. *''Gaylussacia cardenasii''. [[Bolivia]]. *''Gaylussacia centunculifolia''. South America. *''Gaylussacia chamissonis''. South America. *''Gaylussacia ciliosa''. South America. *''Gaylussacia cinerea''. South America. *''Gaylussacia decipiens''. South America. *''Gaylussacia densa''. South America. *''Gaylussacia duartei''. South America. *''Gaylussacia dumosa'' '''Dwarf Huckleberry'''. Eastern United States. *''Gaylussacia fasciculata''. South America. *''Gaylussacia frondosa'' '''Blue Huckleberry'''. Eastern United States. *''Gaylussacia gardneri''. South America. *''Gaylussacia goyazensis''. South America. *''Gaylussacia harleyi''. South America. *''Gaylussacia incana''. South America. *''Gaylussacia jordanensis''. South America. *''Gaylussacia loxensis''. [[Ecuador]], northern [[Peru]]. *''Gaylussacia martii''. South America. *''Gaylussacia montana''. South America. *''Gaylussacia mosieri'' '''Woolly Huckleberry'''. Southeastern United States. *''Gaylussacia nana'' '''Confederate Huckleberry'''. Southeastern United States. *''Gaylussacia oleifolia''. South America. *''Gaylussacia pallida''. South America. *''Gaylussacia pinifolia''. South America. *''Gaylussacia pruinosa''. South America. *''Gaylussacia pseudociliosa''. South America. *''Gaylussacia pseudogaultheria''. South America. *''Gaylussacia pulchra''. South America. *''Gaylussacia reticulata'' Southeast Brazil. *''Gaylussacia retivenia''. South America. *''Gaylussacia retusa''. South America. *''Gaylussacia rhododendron''. South America. *''Gaylussacia riedelii''. South America. *''Gaylussacia rigida''. South America. *''Gaylussacia rugosa''. South America. *''Gaylussacia salicifolia''. South America. *''Gaylussacia setosa''. South America. *''Gaylussacia tomentosa'' '''Hairy-twig Huckleberry'''. Southeastern United States. *''Gaylussacia ursina'' '''Bear Huckleberry'''. Southeastern United States. *''Gaylussacia virgata''. South America. *''Gaylussacia vitis-idaea''. South America. ''Gaylussacia frondosa'' is found in the eastern United States. It ranges from [[New Hampshire]] down towards the lower [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] region. This deciduous species flowers from June to July. Its berries are a dark blue color and are found on short, drooping stalks. This plant is an important source for [[wildlife]] food in the [[New England]] area. == External links == *[http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/gay.htm New York Botanic Gardens: ''Gaylussacia''] *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAYLU USDA database entry for ''Gaylussacia''] *[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=201&taxon_id=113345 Andes Trees: ''Gaylussacia''] [[Category:Ericaceae]] {{fruit-stub}} [[es:Gaylussacia]] [[pt:Gaylussacia]]