Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Ojibwa - Food, Fruit
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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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten fresh.
RECRD: 60083 id: 42127