Ericaceae Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
Ovalleaf Blueberry
Oweekeno - Food, Winter Use 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 97
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Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
Scientific name: Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
USDA symbol: VAOV (
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Common names: Ovalleaf Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Oweekeno
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Berries preserved for future use.
RECRD: 60913 id: 42192