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Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Alaska Native Food, Fruit
Fruit cooked and used for food.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 103
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Alaska Native Food, Fruit
Fruit eaten raw.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 103
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 105
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 134
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Anticosti Food, Winter Use Food
Fruits stored for winter use.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 68
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Clallam Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make tea.
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 200
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Cree, Woodlands Food, Fruit
Berries stewed and eaten with smoked fish.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Cree, Woodlands Food, Fruit
Berries stewed and eaten with smoked fish.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Cree, Woodlands Food, Fruit
Fresh berries used for food.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Cree, Woodlands Food, Fruit
Fresh berries used for food.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Cree, Woodlands Food, Winter Use Food
Berries picked in the fall and stored outside in birch bark containers for winter use.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Cree, Woodlands Food, Winter Use Food
Berries stored outside during winter.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Cree, Woodlands Food, Winter Use Food
Berries stored outside during winter.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Fruit
Berries eaten occasionally, but not considered an important food source.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 37
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Dessert
Berries whipped with frozen fish eggs and eaten as a frozen dessert.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Dessert
Raw berries mashed with canned milk and seal oil into a dessert.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Fruit
Berries cooked with fish eggs, fish (whitefish, sheefish or pike), blubber and eaten.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Pie & Pudding
Berries boiled with sugar, water and flour into a pudding.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries boiled with dried fruit & eaten with meat or used as topping for ice cream, yogurt or cake.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries boiled with sugar, water and flour and eaten with meats.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries boiled with sugar, water and flour into a topping for hotcakes or bread.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Sauce & Relish
Whole or mashed berries used cooked or raw, whipped with fat and made into a sauce.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Winter Use Food
Berries boiled, cooled, blackberries or blueberries added and stored for winter use.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Winter Use Food
Berries boiled and stored in barrels of oolichan grease for winter use.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 247
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Hesquiat Food, Forage
Berries eaten by geese.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Hesquiat Food, Fruit
Raw berries, without sugar, eaten with oil.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Hesquiat Food, Preserves
Berries made into jam.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Hesquiat Food, Preserves
Berries stored with water in jars.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Fruit mashed, made into small cakes and dried for future use.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Iroquois Food, Dried Food
Raw or cooked fruit sun or fire dried and stored for future use.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Iroquois Food, Fruit
Dried fruit taken as a hunting food.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish
Dried fruit cakes soaked in warm water and cooked as a sauce or mixed with corn bread.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Kitasoo Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 336
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Klallam Food, Fruit
Berries stored in boxes or baskets until soft and brown and used for food.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 45
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Makah Food, Fruit
Berries stored in boxes or baskets until soft and brown and used for food.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 45
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Makah Food, Fruit
Fruit eaten fresh.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 307
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Makah Food, Pie & Pudding
Fruit used to make pies.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 307
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Makah Food, Preserves
Fruit used to make jam and jellies.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 307
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Makah Food, Winter Use Food
Fruit canned for future use.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 307
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Menominee Food, Fruit
Berries sweetened with maple sugar and eaten.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 65
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Mohegan Drug, Unspecified
Plant used medicinally for unspecified purpose.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 130
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Nitinaht Food, Fruit
Berries formerly eaten in fall.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 109
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Ojibwa Drug, Antiemetic
Infusion of plant taken by person with slight nausea.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 369
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Ojibwa Food, Fruit
Fruit used for food.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Ojibwa Food, Fruit
This was an important wild food.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 401
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Ojibwa Other, Cash Crop
Fruit sold by the bushels.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Oweekeno Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 100
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Potawatomi Food, Fruit
Berries sweetened with maple sugar and always used as an article of food.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 99
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Quinault Food, Fruit
Berries stored in boxes or baskets until soft and brown and used for food.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 45
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Small Cranberry
USDA VAOX
Salish, Coast Food, Dried Food
Fruits dried and used for food.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 83