Empetraceae Empetrum nigrum L.

Black Crowberry

Tanana, Upper - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 12

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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: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Berries preserved alone or in grease and stored in a birchbark basket in an underground cache.

RECRD: 3420 id: 13090

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