Ericaceae Vaccinium ovatum Pursh
Evergreen Huckleberry
Costanoan - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252
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Vaccinium ovatum Pursh
Scientific name: Vaccinium ovatum Pursh
USDA symbol: VAOV2 (
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Common names: Evergreen Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Raw fruit used for food.
RECRD: 20797 id: 42214