Gaylussacia
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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 =
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}}
'''''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'']
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