Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Small Cranberry

Thompson - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 221

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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: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fresh fruit used for food. This fruit was not dried because it remained fresh for a long time and could be picked any time until winter.

RECRD: 33033 id: 42304

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