Ericaceae Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hult‚n
Northern Mountain Cranberry
Cree, Woodlands - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 64
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hult‚n
Scientific name: Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: VAVIM (
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Common names: Northern Mountain Cranberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree, Woodlands
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries mixed with boiled fish eggs, livers, air bladders and fat and eaten.
RECRD: 5740 id: 42467