Ericaceae Vaccinium ovalifolium Sm.
Ovalleaf Blueberry
Thompson - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 495
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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: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves smoked as a 'kinnikinnick.'
RECRD: 96769 id: 42213