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NAME: Huckleberry
SPECIES / FAMILY: Gaylussacia Brachycera / Ericaceae
OTHER COMMON NAME(S): Box Huckleberry
CONDITIONS:
sun-partial shade
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Fruits |
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bland |
RAW/COOK |
Aug-Sep |
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PORTION: small
COMMENT: Fruit - raw or cooked. Not highly regarded. Tasteless.(1)
CAUTION:
NUTRITION/MEDICINAL:
LOOK-A-LIKES:
POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES:
OTHER USES:
SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):
- https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Gaylussacia+brachycera
- http://www.eattheweeds.com/gaylussacia-huckleberry-history-2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylussacia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylussacia_brachycera - https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/science/an-800-year-old-shot-of-youth.html
- http://pabook2.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/Huckleberry.html