Gaultheria shallon

Gaultheria shallon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Gaultheria
Species:	G. shallon
Binomial name
Gaultheria shallon Pursh

Salal (Gaultheria shallon) has sweet juicy/creamy berries that sort of resemble blueberries (which also belong to Ericaceae). In some places (e.g. in the Seattle area) they form large dense thickets similar to Himalayan blackberry.

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