Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
Hesquiat - Food, Fruit
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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Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Scientific name: Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
USDA symbol: VAOX (
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Common names: Small Cranberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Raw berries, without sugar, eaten with oil.
RECRD: 665 id: 42271