Gaylussacia ursina

Gaylussacia ursina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Gaylussacia
Species:	G. ursina
Binomial name
	Gaylussacia ursina; (M.A.Curtis) Torr. & A.Gray 1846
Synonyms
	Vaccinium ursinum M.A.Curtis 1843; Adnaria ursina (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze; Decachaena ursina (M.A.Curtis) Small; Decamerium ursinum (M.A.Curtis) Ashe;

Gaylussacia ursina, the bear huckleberry, is a plant species native to the southern Appalachians (Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas).^[2]

Gaylussacia ursina is a shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, sometimes forming huge colonies. Flowers are in groups of 4–6, greenish-white. Fruits are black, sweet and juicy.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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