Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
There are a number of wild edibles, such as berries from bearberry ("Arctostaphylos uva-ursi"), teaberry ("Gaultheria procumbens"), huckleberry ("Gaylussacia" spp.), blackberry ("Rubus" spp.), cranberry ("Vaccinium macrocarpon"), and blueberry ("Vaccinium" spp.); young shoots from briers ("Smilax" spp.); and acorns from oaks. There is a diverse range of other plants, to include a wide variety of shrubs, grasses, sedges, rushes, ferns, mosses, and herbaceous wildflowers. Notable plants that may be seen along the trail include wild orchids; carnivorous plants such as the sundews ("Drosera" spp.), the pitcher plant ("Sarracenia purpurea"), and the bladderworts ("Utricularia" spp.); and the prickly pear cactus ("Opuntia humifusa").