Empetraceae Empetrum nigrum L.

Black Crowberry

Cree, Woodlands - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38

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Scientific name: Empetrum nigrum L.
USDA symbol: EMNIN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Crowberry
Family: Empetraceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree, Woodlands
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit eaten in the fall.

RECRD: 5454 id: 13066

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