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Box Huckleberry, Gaylussacia brachycera, is a shrub or subshrub native to the eastern United States, found in habitats such as Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Box Huckleberry (Latin: Gaylussacia brachycera) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Box Huckleberry is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Box Huckleberry is a member native to DEL, KTY, MRY, NCA, PEN, and TEN. Box Huckleberry thrives in partial to full shade and prefers moist but well-drained soil that can be light (sandy), medium, or heavy (clay).
Box Huckleberry grows best in USDA zone 5-9, full sun, partial sun/shade, full shade light, and dry, moist water. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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