Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torrey & A. Gray ex A. Gray. Common name: Bear Huckleberry, Mountain Huckleberry. Phenology: May-Jun; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Mesic to xeric forests, frequently dominant; common. Distribution: A narrow Southern Appalachian endemic: sw. NC (southwest of the Asheville Basin), nw. SC, ne. GA, and se. TN; disjunct at Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Bell County, KY. On mountain slopes and summits in that area it is often the dominant shrub, forming large clonal patches.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K4, RAB, S13, Tn, W, Camp (1935), Duncan & Brittain (1966), Gajdeczka et al (2010), Luteyn et al (1996), Sleumer (1967a); = Decachaena ursina (M.A.Curtis) Small — S; = n/a — C. Basionym: Vaccinium ursinum M.A.Curtis 1843
Links to other floras: = Gaylussacia ursina - FNA8
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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