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Also called miin (in Anishinaabemowin ).
Part of 🫐 blueberry/cranberry/huckleberry/lingonberry genus Vaccinium in heath / heather family Ericaceae.
Native to central and eastern 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Vaccinium hosts caterpillars of 288 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Often grows in clonal colonies [1] — look around for other stems!
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