Vaccinium atrococcum
(A. Gray) A. Heller
Downy swamp blueberry, Black huckleberry
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Description
A shrub. The fruit are large and blue-black. They are sweet and juicy. Probably now Vaccinium fuscatum
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw, or prepared with sugar and cream, and used for jellies, tarts, and wines.
Traditional Uses
The fruitare eaten raw. They are also eaten with sugar and cream and used for jellies, tarts and wines.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Canada, North America, USA,
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Deadly Nightshade
Atropa belladonna
Joan Simon from Barcelona, España
Downy swamp blueberry
Vaccinium atrococcum
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Deadly Nightshade: Tall herbaceous plant (1-2m), single shiny black cherry-sized berries, star-shaped calyx, large oval leaves, sweet but dangerous taste.
Downy swamp blueberry: Low woody shrub, berries in clusters with crown/remnant calyx ring, sweet taste.
References (4)
- Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21:24. 1894
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 96
- John, L., & Stevenson, V., 1979, The Complete Book of Fruit. Angus & Robertson p 84
- Toupal, R. S. & Hollenback, K., 2009, An Ethnobotany of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Plant Uses of the Ojibwa People. Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology. University of Arizona
