Introductory
SPECIES: Gaylussacia frondosa | Dangleberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
GAYFRO

SYNONYMS : 
   Gaylussacia tomentosa (Gray) Small
   Gaylussacia nana (Gray) Small [36]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   GAFR2


COMMON NAMES : 
   dangleberry
   hairy dangleberry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for dangleberry is Gaylussacia
frondosa (L.) T. & G. (Ericaceae) [13,26].

The following three varieties are recognized:

       G. f. var. frondosa
       G. f. var. tomentosa Gray [5,6,14,15]
       G. f. var. nana Gray [5,14,15]

Wunderlin [36] considers the two nontypic varieties to be separate species.

Gaylussacia f. var. tomentosa is distinguished by densely short-pubescent twigs
and lower leaf surfaces.  Gaylussacia f. var. nana is distinguished by its
shorter stature, shorter branches, and columnar aspect, as well as
short-pubescent stems [15].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Jennifer H. Carey, June 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Carey, Jennifer H. 1994. Gaylussacia frondosa. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Gaylussacia frondosa | Dangleberry