Ericaceae Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
Ovalleaf Blueberry
Bella Coola - Food, Bread & Cake
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 205
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Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
Scientific name: Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
USDA symbol: VAOV (
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Common names: Ovalleaf Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Bread & Cake
Notes: Berries formerly dried in cakes and used for food.
RECRD: 47836 id: 42151