Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Vaccinium L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Batodendron Nutt., Cyanococcus (Gray) Rydb., Oxycoccus (Tourn.) Hill., Polycodium Raf., Vitis-idaea (Tourn.) Moench, Possibly Oxycoccus Persoon

Common names:

Airelle (French) (1785) (8)

Bilberry (1770-1932, Newfoundland) (1, 41, 73)

Blueberry (1923-Present ) (1, 4, 50, 105, 106, 138, 155, 156)

Bluets (1892, NB, French Canadians) (73)

Buckberry (1932) (1)

Cranberry (1814-1932) (1, 10, 156, 167)

Deerberry (1932) (1)

Farkleberry (1932) (1)

Ground-hurts (1892, Newfoundland, any low species) (73)

Huckleberry (1770-1932) (1, 7, 10, 41, 158)

Mountain cranberry (1932) (1)

Sparkleberry (1932) (1)

Squaw huckleberry (1932) (1)

Swedish cranberry (1932) (1)

Tree huckleberry (1932) (1)

Whortleberry [Whortle-berry] (1814-1932, Newfoundland) (1, 7, 8, 10, 73, 92, 158, 167)

Wisigak (1932, Chippewa, bitter ash) (105)

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