Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K.Koch


Family	ERICACEAE
Genus species	Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K.Koch
Bibliography	Dendrologie 2(1): 93 (1872)
Native Range	c. & e. Canada to nc. & e. USA
Primary Biome	Temperate
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
Synonyms	Adnaria resinosa (Nutt.) Kuntze Andromeda baccata Wangenh. Decachaena baccata (Wangenh.) Small Decachaena baccata var. glaucocarpa (B.L.Rob.) Small Decamerium resinosum Nutt. Gaylussacia baccata f. glaucocarpa (B.L.Rob.) Mack. Gaylussacia baccata var. glaucocarpa (B.L.Rob.) Mack. Gaylussacia baccata f. leucocarpa (Porter) Fernald Gaylussacia resinosa (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray Gaylussacia resinosa var. glaucocarpa B.L.Rob. Gaylussacia resinosa var. leucocarpa Porter Gaylussacia resinosa f. leucocarpa Britton Vaccinium glabrum P.Watson Vaccinium parviflorum Andrews Vaccinium resinosum (Nutt.) Aiton
Territory	7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, PEI Prince Edward I., QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia)