Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.

Velvetleaf Huckleberry

Iroquois - Food, Preserves

Use documented by:
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

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Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
USDA symbol: VAMY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Preserves
Notes: Flowers used to make preserves.

RECRD: 50190 id: 42124

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