Ericaceae Vaccinium ovatum Pursh
Evergreen Huckleberry
Karok - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 60
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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: Karok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fresh berries used for food.
RECRD: 6030 id: 42221