Ericaceae Vaccinium parvifolium Sm.

Red Huckleberry

Hesquiat - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 67

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Scientific name: Vaccinium parvifolium Sm.
USDA symbol: VAPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Huckleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Raw berries eaten with oil.

RECRD: 669 id: 42313

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