Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Quileute - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 67
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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: Quileute
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten raw.
RECRD: 46654 id: 42133