Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Bog Blueberry
Eskimo, Inupiat - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 78
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Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Scientific name: Vaccinium uliginosum L.
USDA symbol: VAUL (
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Common names: Bog Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Inupiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries mixed with blubber and blackberries and eaten with or without sugar.
RECRD: 11956 id: 42412