Ericaceae Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr.
Blue Huckleberry
Oweekeno - Food, Special Food
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 99
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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: Oweekeno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Berries picked for feasts.
RECRD: 60916 id: 42072