Ericaceae Vaccinium caespitosum Michx.
Dwarf Blueberry
Gosiute - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
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
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Vaccinium caespitosum Michx.
Scientific name: Vaccinium caespitosum Michx.
USDA symbol: VACAC3 (
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Common names: Dwarf Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves formerly dried and used as a tobacco.
RECRD: 4697 id: 41990