Ericaceae Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.

Blue Huckleberry

Coeur d'Alene - Food, Soup

Use documented by:
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 90

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Scientific name: Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: VAME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Coeur d'Alene
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Soup
Notes: Berries dried, boiled with roots and eaten as soup.

RECRD: 44432 id: 42053