Empetraceae Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) B”cher

Black Crowberry

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37

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Scientific name: Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) B”cher
USDA symbol: EMNIH (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: Berries eaten alone.

RECRD: 32809 id: 13092

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