Quercus

Bog Huckleberry

Gaylussacia bigeloviana

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

34CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Gaylussacia

  • Acleris curvalanaBlueberry Leaftier Moth
  • Acrobasis vacciniiCranberry Fruitworm
  • Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Antaeotricha leucillanaWell-Marked Leaf Tier, Pale Gray Bird-Dropping Moth
  • Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
  • Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
  • Callophrys augustinusThe Brown Elfin
  • Callophrys henriciHenry's Elfin
  • Cameraria hamadryadellaSolitary Oak Leafminer Moth
  • Choristoneura obsoletanaObsolete Leafroller
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  • Clepsis peritanaGarden Tortrix
  • Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
  • Cyclophora myrtariaWaxmyrtle Wave
  • Cyclophora pendulinariaSweetfern Geometer
  • Darapsa choerilusAzalea Sphinx
  • Datana drexeliiDrexel's Datana
  • Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Limenitis archippusViceroy
  • Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
  • Megalopyge crispataBlack-Waved Flannel Moth, Crinkled Flannel Moth
  • Melanomma auricinctariaGold-Lined Melanomma
  • Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
  • Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
  • Paonias astylusHuckleberry Sphinx
  • Prionapteryx nebuliferaClouded Veneer Moth
  • Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
  • Sphinx kalmiaeFawn Sphinx, Laurel Sphinx
  • Strepsicrates smithianaBayberry Leaftier
  • Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Xestia dilucidaDull Reddish Dart, Reddish Heath Dart
  • Zomaria interruptolineanaBroken-Lined Zomaria
  • Chaetaglaea rhonda
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
3Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Gaylussacia

  • Andrena bradleyi
  • Andrena carolina
  • Colletes validus
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
11BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Gaylussacia

  • Acanthis flammeaCommon Redpoll
  • Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
  • Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
  • Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
  • Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Crossbill
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
  • Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
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  • Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Ericaceae
Flower color
White
Growth rate
Slow
Growth habit
Spreads by rhizomes
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Summer

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “Late spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Flower color · “White” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit ends · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth habit · “Spreads by rhizomes” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Slow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Height · “About 1.4 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Leaf retention · “Evergreen” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Light · “Partial shade; Full shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • primary_flower_color · “white” · USDA PLANTS
  • Soil · “Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG4G5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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