Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Common name(s): black huckleberry Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)
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pruned, in blueberry field
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close-up, pruned plant
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not pruned
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golden resin glands on lower leaf surface
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flowering, early June
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mid-July – leaves are yellow-green
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immature berries, mid-July. Mature berries are blue-black w/10 seeds
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immature and mature berries
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late July
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