Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum (Rydb.) Dorn

Whortleberry

Thompson - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 486

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Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum (Rydb.) Dorn
USDA symbol: VAMYO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Whortleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Small, black berries eaten.

RECRD: 41644 id: 42138

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