Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Small Cranberry

Tanana, Upper - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 10

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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: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Berries preserved alone or in grease and stored in a birchbark basket in an underground cache.

RECRD: 3389 id: 42303

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