Blue Huckleberry

Gaylussacia frondosa (L.) Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr. - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Blue Huckleberry: Hyalophora cecropia, Lymantria dispar, Paonias astylus, Phyllonorycter diversella

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.