Gaylussacia frondosa

dangleberry

Photograph(s) by*: CM NRCS

Characteristics

Height: 2-4'
Spread: 2-4'
Flowers: Apr.-Jun.; greenish to purple
Fruit: Jul.-Oct.; blue; berry
Fall color: reddish-purple

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.5-6.5
Soil type: Sandy

Habitat

dry to wet woods and thickets

Native to

Region: Coastal Mountain *
States: MD VA DE NY WV PA

Wildlife

*
high wildlife value

Notes

berries borne on long, drooping stems

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1272.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004