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ERICACEAE 



Gaylussacia brachycera (Michx.) Gray 



Box Huckleberry 



Habit: Evergreen, low shrub 



Habitat : Sandy woods and slopes 



Range: Maryland and Delaware to Pennsylvania and Kentucky 



and eastern Tennessee; very local except in W. Virginia; 

 Sussex Co., Delaware and Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. 

 Status: Rare in areas outside of West Virginia but of special 



interest because it is possibly the oldest living plant. 

 Reference: H. N. Moldenke, Wildflower, Vol. 33, pp. 4-8, 

 January, 1957. 

 U.S. National Herbarium. 



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