Empetraceae Empetrum nigrum L.

Black Crowberry

Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Pie & Pudding

Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 92

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Scientific name: Empetrum nigrum L.
USDA symbol: EMNIN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Crowberry
Family: Empetraceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Pie & Pudding
Notes: Berries cooked with blueberries and used to make pie and ice cream.

RECRD: 11971 id: 13072

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