name: Oval-Leaf Huckleberry

flavor_db_name_variants: ovalleaf huckleberry

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Oval-leaf huckleberry

id: 221

name_scientific: Vaccinium ovalifolium

description: Vaccinium ovalifolium (commonly known as Alaska blueberry, early blueberry, oval-leaf bilberry, oval-leaf blueberry, and oval-leaf huckleberry) is a plant in the heath family having three varieties, all of which grow in northerly regions, including the subarctic. Vaccinium ovalifolium is used by in jams and jellies and for making liqueur. Blueberry herbal tea can be made from the leaves, or from the juice of the blueberries themselves.

itis_id: 23607

wikipedia_id: Vaccinium_ovalifolium

picture_file_name: 221.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 42257

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:32.000Z

legacy_id: 236

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Berries

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:27.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:19.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 190544

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00221