Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Velvetleaf Huckleberry

Ojibwa - Food, Dried Food

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Berries sun dried for winter use.

RECRD: 60082 id: 42126