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Kermath, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in the Americs
Vaccinium pallidum Aiton [syn. V. vacillans Kalm ex Torrey]
FAMILY: Ericaceae (heath)
ENGLISH: Blue Ridge blueberry, dryland blueberry, hillside
blueberry, late low blueberry
USES/NOTES: Small, sweet, highly esteemed fruits are harvested from
cultivated or wild plants.
NATURAL RANGE: Eastern North America excluding Florida
REFERENCES: Crowhurst 1972, Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958,
Yanovsky 1936
Vaccinium parvifolium J. Sm. in Rees
FAMILY: Ericaceae (heath)
ENGLISH: red huckleberry, red whortleberry
USES/NOTES: Red fruit is edible.
NATURAL RANGE: Western North America from British Columbia to
northern California
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Fernald et al. 1958, Heller 1981,
Simmons 1972, Yanovsky 1936
Vaccinium scoparium Lieb. ex Cov.
FAMILY: Ericaceae (heath)
ENGLISH: blueberry, grouse whortleberry, grouseberry, whortleberry
USES/NOTES: Fruits are eaten out of hand or in jams, and leaves are
used for tea.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern Rocky Mountains
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Harrington 1967, Yanovsky 1936
Vaccinium stamineum L.
FAMILY: Ericaceae (heath)
ENGLISH: buckberry, deerberry, southern gooseberry, squaw
huckleberry
USES/NOTES: Wild-harvested fruits are edible, though often bitter.
NATURAL RANGE: Southeastern U.S.
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Godfrey 1988, Nelson 1994
Vaccinium uliginosum L.
FAMILY: Ericaceae (heath)
ENGLISH: bog bilberry
USES/NOTES: Fruit is edible.
NATURAL RANGE: North temperate regions
REFERENCES: Facciola 1990, Heller 1981, Tanaka 1976
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
FAMILY: Ericaceae (heath)
ENGLISH: cowberry, foxberry, lingberry, lingonberry, mountain
cranberry, partridge berry, rock cranberry, red bilberry
PORTUGUESE: arando encarnado
USES/NOTES: Red, blueberry-like, tart fruit is eaten prepared in
jellies, and sauces.
NATURAL RANGE: Northern North American highlands
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