| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Fruit Fruit gathered to eat and sell. Blueberries were probably the most highly regarded wild plant food in the study area. They were locally abundant and individuals and families from bands not in the vicinity of good blueberry fields travelled considerable distances in order to pick berries for themselves and to sell. During the course of field studies members of the River Desert band travelled northwest of their area ninety miles and more. Members of the Weymontaching Cree band were met near Clova in the Obedjiwan band area. They had travelled to this location by train in order to pick blueberries and meet with relatives. 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 103 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Algonquin, Quebec Other, Cash Crop Fruit gathered to eat and sell. Blueberries were probably the most highly regarded wild plant food in the study area. They were locally abundant and individuals and families from bands not in the vicinity of good blueberry fields travelled considerable distances in order to pick berries for themselves and to sell. During the course of field studies members of the River Desert band travelled northwest of their area ninety miles and more. Members of the Weymontaching Cree band were met near Clova in the Obedjiwan band area. They had travelled to this location by train in order to pick blueberries and meet with relatives. 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 103 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Food, Unspecified Flowers eaten as 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 133 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of leafy stems used to bring menstruation. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Decoction of plant used to bring menstruation. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Contraceptive Decoction of stems used to prevent pregnancy. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Diaphoretic Decoction of leafy stem used to make a person sweat. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Diaphoretic Decoction of plant used to make a person sweat. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leafy stem used to slow excessive menstrual bleeding. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leafy stems used as a 'woman's medicine.' Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of leafy stems used to bring blood after childbirth. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of plant used as a 'woman's medicine.' Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of plant used to bring blood after childbirth. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of plant used to slow excessive menstrual bleeding. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Reproductive Aid Decoction of leafy stems taken to prevent miscarriage. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Reproductive Aid Decoction of plant taken to prevent miscarriage. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Unspecified Berries used to dye porcupine quills. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Food, Fruit Sun dried berries boiled or pounded into pemmican and eaten. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Cree, Woodlands Food, Preserves Berries made into jam and eaten with fish and bannock. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 63 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Hesquiat Food, Pie & Pudding Berries ordered and used to make pies. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Hesquiat Food, Preserves Berries ordered and used to make preserves. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Hoh Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Hoh Food, Sauce & Relish Berries stewed and made into a sauce. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Hoh Food, Winter Use Food Berries canned and used as a winter food. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified Root bark used for unspecified ailment. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 57 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Potawatomi Food, Dried Food Berries and low sweet blueberry were important items of food and used dried. 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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Potawatomi Food, Fruit Berries and low sweet blueberry were important items of food and used fresh or canned. 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 myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Quileute Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Quileute Food, Sauce & Relish Berries stewed and made into a sauce. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Quileute Food, Winter Use Food Berries canned and used as a winter food. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 67 |
| Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Velvetleaf Huckleberry USDA VAMY |
Thompson Food, Pie & Pudding Berries made into pies. 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 218 |
| Vaccinium myrtillus L. Whortleberry USDA VAMY2 |
Okanagon Food, Staple Berries used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239 |
| Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum (Rydb.) Dorn Whortleberry USDA VAMYO |
Thompson Food, Fruit Small, black berries eaten. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 486 |
| Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
Alaska Native Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 107 |
| Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 ovalifolium Sm. Ovalleaf Blueberry USDA VAOV |
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 |