Black Huckleberry

Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Heath family

Plant Type

Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

4.0 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance Medium

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 4.5 – 6.5

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 28 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Acleris curvalana, Ancylis apicana, Callophrys augustinus, Callophrys henrici, Coleophora gaylussaciella, Coptodisca megnella, Eupithecia graefii graefii, Nites betulella, Olethreutes baccatana, Paonias astylus, Phyllonorycter diversella, Synchlora aerata albolineata

Fall Color yes

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.