Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
Dwarf huckleberry is a low Southeastern huckleberry of pine flatwoods and bogs, with bristly bell flowers and edible black fruit. Spreads to form a sweet-fruited groundcover on acidic ground.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.4–1.4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, mammals, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~44 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV