Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Ericales>Ericaceae>Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torrey & A. Gray ex Torrey
![]() | Dangleberry is a low huckleberry common in the Coastal Plain and occasional in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Young stems are glabrous (smooth) and may be glaucous (whitened). Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
![]() | The berries are blue when ripe. An alternate common name is Blue Huckleberry. Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
![]() | The underside of the leaf is usually glaucous and is covered with tiny golden resin glands, which may be difficult to see without magnification. Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
![]() | Close-up of the golden resin glands on the leaf underside. Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
More information:
Floridata
USDA PLANTS Database
Revised 6/7/08 cwcook@duke.edu
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