Ericaceae Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.
Cranberry
Algonquin, Quebec - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 105
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Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.
Scientific name: Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.
USDA symbol: VAMA (
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Common names: Cranberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries used for food.
RECRD: 10986 id: 42031