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Also called miin (in Anishinaabemowin ).
Part of blueberry/cranberry/huckleberry/lingonberry genus Vaccinium (from Latin: relating to 🐮︎ cows), in heath / heather family Ericaceae.
Native to central and eastern 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) more uses(Great Lakes)
Vaccinium hosts caterpillars of 288 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Often grows in clonal colonies [1] —look around for other stems!
Bloom dates (NE Illinois). (Wild Ones members only)
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