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Enriched botanical record

Vaccinium ovatum

Vaccinium ovatum Pursh

Also indexed asCalifornia huckleberryevergreen huckleberrywinter huckleberryCalifornia-huckleberryStedsegrøn blåbærWinter Huckleberryairelle ovaleblack winter huckleberry
FamilyEricaceae
GenusVaccinium
Use categories2
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusVaccinium
Scientific name with authorshipVaccinium ovatum Pursh

Indexed scientific synonyms

Metagonia ovata (Pursh) Nutt.Metagonia pyxothamnus Nutt.Vaccinium lanceolatum DC.Vaccinium lanceolatum DC. ex DunalVaccinium ovatum var. angustifolium Hook. & Arn.Vaccinium ovatum var. ovatumVaccinium ovatum var. saporosum Jeps.Vaccinium prunifolium Lodd.Vaccinium prunifolium Lodd. ex Loudon

Documented use categories

Medicine
Gene source

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier317276-2
Use codesGS ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.