Ericaceae Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
Blue Huckleberry
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 103
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Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
Scientific name: Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: VAME (
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Common names: Blue Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten fresh.
RECRD: 12652 id: 42069