Ericaceae Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
Blue Huckleberry
Kitasoo - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
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 335
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Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
Scientific name: Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: VAME (
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Common names: Blue Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Kitasoo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten fresh.
RECRD: 61568 id: 42058