Ericaceae Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville

Grouse Whortleberry

Thompson - Food, Winter Use Food

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 217

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Scientific name: Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville
USDA symbol: VASC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Grouse Whortleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Berries canned and used for food.

RECRD: 33006 id: 42373

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