Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Small Cranberry

Eskimo, Alaska - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37

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Scientific name: Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
USDA symbol: VAOX (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Small Cranberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten occasionally, but not considered an important food source.

RECRD: 32812 id: 42259

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