Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Abnaki - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171
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Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
USDA symbol: VAMY (
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Common names: Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fruits eaten for food.
RECRD: 50417 id: 42098