Filed As:

Ericaceae
Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) A.Gray

All Determinations:

Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) A.Gray det. D. B. Ward

Location:

United States of America. Florida. Columbia Co. West side of Forest Service Rd. 262A, ca. 0.5 mi. N of F.S. Rd. 262, Osceola National Forest, ca. 11 mil N of Lake City.

Collector(s):

D. B. Ward 10497 with Robert W. Simmons, 30 Jun 1988

Description:

shrubs, 20-25 cm. tall; in large clones. Fruits abundant, glossy black (no bloom), 9-10 mm. dia., slightly depressed, juicy and sweet (but less so than adjacent Vaccinium myrsinities); stems 2--2.5 d. tall. forming rhizomatous clones 2--13 m. dia. Plants had been reported as Vaccinium tenellum. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Open longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) flatwoods. Common.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 743643
GUID: 17aa3a87-4aad-4ff1-a3a4-438ff958fa2f

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GEOLocate Web Application (Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to convert Township Range Section coordinates (Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees (high precision).)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 969
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (30.361, -82.5673)

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