Ericaceae Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville
Grouse Whortleberry
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 105
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Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville
Scientific name: Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville
USDA symbol: VASC (
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Common names: Grouse Whortleberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries used for food.
RECRD: 12655 id: 42369