Gaylussacia ursina (M.A.Curtis) Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Gaylussacia ursina (M.A.Curtis) Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray
Bear huckleberry (Gaylussacia ursina) is a native southern Appalachian shrub with sweet, juicy black fruits.
Gaylussacia ursina, commonly known as bear huckleberry, is a plant species native to the southern Appalachians, found in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It is a shrub that can grow up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, and sometimes forms very large colonies. Its flowers grow in clusters of 4 to 6 individual blooms and are greenish-white in color. The fruits it produces are black, sweet, and juicy.
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Leucopogon glacialis Lindl.
Kalmia buxifolia (Bergius) Gift & Kron
Vaccinium meridionale Sw.
Vaccinium japonicum Miq.
Erica axillaris Thunb.
Melichrus urceolatus R.Br.
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