| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaylussacia dumosa (Andrews) Torr. & A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Fl. New. York [J.Torrey] 1: t. 67 (1843) |
| Native Range | West Virginia to se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1200m |
| Description | leaves entire, obovate, acute, green, glandular hirsute, flowers campanulate, pendent, in small axillary racemes, berry globular, black, 6-8mm wide |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Adnaria dumosa (Andrews) Kuntze Decamerium dumosum (Andrews) Nutt. Decamerium hirtellum (Aiton) Nutt. Decamerium hirtellum var. griseum Ashe Decamerium hirtellum f. minimum Ashe Gaylussacia dumosa var. humilis Zabel Gaylussacia hirtella (Aiton) Klotzsch ex Dippe Lasiococcus dumosus (Andrews) Small Vaccinium dumosum Andrews Vaccinium dumosum var. humile P.Watson Vaccinium hirtellum Aiton Vaccinium watsonii Sweet |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |