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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Scientific name: Vaccinium uliginosum L.
USDA symbol: VAUL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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 raw, fresh fish eggs and eaten with seal oil and sugar.

RECRD: 11953 id: 42414

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