Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K.Koch |
Synonyms | Andromeda baccata Wangenh. |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 0-800m |
Description | deciduous, leaves oblong to elliptic, to 5cm long, slightly viscid, in autumn scarlet, flowers small, urceolate, in pendent lateral racemes, berry black |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | orange, red |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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