United States, North Carolina, Montgomery, along east side of Yadkin River, below Falls Dam. From point where NC Hwy 109 crosses over Uwharrie River, head N to SR 1153/FR4200, then S to FR 576; follow road W through Uwharrie National Forest to Falls Dam
Dominant shrub
Berries reddish, axillary, opaque. ovaries paired, joined at base. Leaf margins and petioles strigose. Young stmes tawny, gray with age; pith continuous. Woody shrub to 2.5-3 m.