Empetraceae Empetrum nigrum L.

Black Crowberry

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715

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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: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruit used for food.

RECRD: 20027 id: 13067

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