Ericaceae Vaccinium ovatum Pursh

Evergreen Huckleberry

Nitinaht - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 108

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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: Nitinaht
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Ripe berries used for food.

RECRD: 47313 id: 42227

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