Caprifoliaceae Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.
Twinberry Honeysuckle
Thompson - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 197
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Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.
Scientific name: Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.
USDA symbol: LOINI (
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Common names: Twinberry Honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten, but not commonly exploited as a food source. One informant ate the berries, but was told by her mother not to eat them.
RECRD: 32646 id: 21215