Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Small Cranberry

Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Dessert

Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 104

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Scientific name: Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
USDA symbol: VAOX (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Small Cranberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dessert
Notes: Raw berries mashed with canned milk and seal oil into a dessert.

RECRD: 11991 id: 42261

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