Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Small Cranberry

Hesquiat - Food, Forage

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 oxycoccos L.
USDA symbol: VAOX (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Small Cranberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Berries eaten by geese.

RECRD: 668 id: 42270

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