Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Velvetleaf Huckleberry

Cree, Woodlands - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63

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Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
USDA symbol: VAMY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree, Woodlands
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Sun dried berries boiled or pounded into pemmican and eaten.

RECRD: 5736 id: 42117

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