Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Iroquois - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 96
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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: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flowers eaten fresh.
RECRD: 50191 id: 42125