Vaccinium amoenum Aiton

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
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PLANTS OF LOUISIANA
ERICACEAE
Vaccinium amoenum Ait.
Natchitoches Par.: Kisatchie National Forest
along Hwy. 478.
Sandy upland pine woods; shrub 2 m. tall, corolla
white and pink.
According to (part) Choctaw Indian, "wenee&ka
hissi (literally lightning leaves) leaves in the
spring when young and immature are used to treat
childhood fevers.	8 March 1986
M. Elvin-Lewis & C. Medford, Jr.
Walter H. Lewis,/No. 10565
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
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