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Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Black huckleberry, common huckleberry

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderEricalesTea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
FamilyEricaceaeHeath or heather family
GenusGaylussaciaFor chemist and physicist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
SpeciesbaccataHaving pulpy, berry-like fruits, from Latin bacca for a small, round fruit

About plant names...

Black huckleberry is a North American native.

Plants: Shrubs are 1-3′ (30-91 cm) in height, with stiff branches that are light brown or greenish when young, changing to gray or black with age. Shrubs are found in colonies.

Leaves: Leaves are oval, becoming orange/red in the fall. Leaves are coated with gold-colored resin glands. The resin can be seen by rubbing the leaves between your fingers, or on a piece of paper.

Flowers: Flowers are pink, about ⅜″ (9.5 mm) in size, and urn-shaped, in racemes. They bloom from May to July.

Fruits: Berries contain 10 seeds, fewer than blueberries. They are red while immature, turning shiny black.

This Gaylussacia and Vaccinium comparison chart com­pares these closely related genera, both of which contain plants called huckleberries.

Edibility: Delicious raw or cooked, though seedy; spicy and sweet.

Online References:

Illinois Wildflowers

The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

Nswildflora.ca (excellent photos)

The University of Michigan Herbarium

Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Www.carolinanature.com

The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/18/2016 · Barred Island Preserve, Deer Isle, Maine ID is uncertain

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/8/2020 · Brunswick Town Commons, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/8/2020 · Brunswick Town Commons, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/18/2016 · Barred Island Preserve, Deer Isle, Maine ID is uncertain

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

5/18/2013 · Oak Hill, Littleton Conservation Land, Littleton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/16/2013 · Sonny and Donna’s, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 16 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/16/2013 · Sonny and Donna’s, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (12 × 19 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/2/2010 · J. Harry Rich State Forest, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

Decachaena baccata (Wangenh.) Small

Gaylussacia resinosa (Aiton) Torr. & A. Gray

 

Gaylussacia baccata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.

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Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/22/2020 · Kettle Hole Bog, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

7/27/2013 · Oak Hill, Littleton Conservation Land, Littleton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia Naitonal Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 14 × 9″ (35 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/18/2016 · Barred Island Preserve, Deer Isle, Maine ID is uncertain

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

9/28/2013 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia Naitonal Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

7/25/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 16 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

5/18/2013 · Oak Hill, Littleton Conservation Land, Littleton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/2/2010 · J. Harry Rich State Forest, Groton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/22/2020 · Crossbill Trail, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

6/16/2013 · Sonny and Donna’s, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

5/28/2021 · Brunswick Commons, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/13/2017 · Burges Pond, Westford, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (14 × 10 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

8/22/2020 · Crossbill Trail, Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry, common huckleberry)

5/28/2021 · Brunswick Commons, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

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