Ericaceae Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville
Grouse Whortleberry
Yurok - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 61
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Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville
Scientific name: Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville
USDA symbol: VASC (
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Common names: Grouse Whortleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fresh berries used for food.
RECRD: 6036 id: 42375