Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Thompson - Food, Pie & Pudding
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 218
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Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Scientific name: Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
USDA symbol: VAMY (
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Common names: Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Pie & Pudding
Notes: Berries made into pies.
RECRD: 33029 id: 42136