| Vaccinium alpinum Bigel. Blueberry |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Abnaki Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 152 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Abnaki Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of leaves given to infants for colic. 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 217 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves used by women after a miscarriage. 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 217 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots used by women to induce labor. 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 217 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves given to infants for colic. 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 217 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Fruit Berries canned, fruit pemmican and pate. 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 104 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Fruit Berries used fresh. 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 104 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Pie & Pudding Berries used to make pies, cobblers and upside down cakes. 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 104 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Preserves Berries made into preserves and butter. 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 104 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Algonquin, Quebec Other, Cash Crop Berries gathered and sold. 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 104 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Chippewa Drug, Psychological Aid Dried flowers placed on hot stones as inhalant for 'craziness.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Chippewa Food, Fruit Berries boiled, seasoned, combined with moose fat and deer tallow and used for food. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 321 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Iroquois Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Berries used ceremonially by those desiring health and prosperity for the coming season. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
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 angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
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 angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
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 angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Iroquois Food, Preserves Flowers used to make preserves. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 96 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
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 angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Iroquois Food, Unspecified Flowers eaten fresh. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 96 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Sun dried berries and dried sweet corn sweetened with maple sugar and stored for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 66 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of leaves taken as a blood purifier. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 369 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Berries dried like currants and cooked in winter with corn, rice and venison. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 401 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Berries sun dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Ojibwa Food, Winter Use Food Berries canned for future use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238 |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Lowbush Blueberry USDA VAAN |
Ojibwa Other, Cash Crop Berries gathered and sold to the nearby stores. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Bread & Cake Berries cooked in muffins. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Bread & Cake Berries eaten raw or cooked in pies, puddings and muffins. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Dietary Aid Berries used as a fair source of vitamin C. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Dietary Aid Berries used as a fair source of vitamin C. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Frozen Food Berries frozen for winter use. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Frozen Food Berries frozen or canned for winter use. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw or cooked in pies, puddings and muffins. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Fruit Berries eaten raws. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Pie & Pudding Berries cooked in pies and puddings. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Pie & Pudding Berries eaten raw or cooked in pies, puddings and muffins. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Winter Use Food Berries frozen or canned for winter use. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Alaska Native Food, Winter Use Food Berries frozen or canned for winter use. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Bella Coola Food, Fruit Berries formerly used for food. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 205 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Gosiute Other, Smoke Plant Leaves formerly dried and used as a tobacco. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 384 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Dried Food Berries dried for future use. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 102 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Forage Berries eaten by domestic sheep. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 102 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 102 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Winter Use Food Berries canned for future use. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 102 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Paiute Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 102 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Paiute Food, Winter Use Food Berries sometimes canned. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 102 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Shuswap Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 63 |
| Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Dwarf Blueberry USDA VACAC3 |
Thompson Food, Dried Food Berries dried loose like raisins or canned and used for food. 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 |