Ericaceae Vaccinium ovatum Pursh

Evergreen Huckleberry

Hesquiat - Food, Preserves

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 67

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Scientific name: Vaccinium ovatum Pursh
USDA symbol: VAOV2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Evergreen Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Berries stored with water in jars.

RECRD: 664 id: 42217

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