Ericaceae Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.

Ovalleaf Blueberry

Hesquiat - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 65

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Scientific name: Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
USDA symbol: VAOV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ovalleaf Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten with oil of whale, dogfish, hair seal or sea lion.

RECRD: 656 id: 42161

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