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For thousands of years, over 30 types of berries have been harvested in traditional territories of British Columbia from early summer (soapberries, salmonberries, thimbleberries), to late fall (cranberries, crabapples), depending on the berry type and location. Berries were an important part of traditional knowledge.
The common name of the plant in British Columbia is "soopolallie", a word derived from the historic Chinook Jargon trading language spoken in the North American Pacific Northwest in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The name is a composite of the Chinook words "soop" (soap) and "olallie" (berry). [7] [ISBN missing]
Viburnum edule, the squashberry, [1] mooseberry, [1] moosomin, [2] [3] moosewood viburnum, [4] pembina, [5] [6] pimina, [7] highbush cranberry, [8] or lowbush cranberry [8] is a species of shrub. It grows up to 2.5 metres (8 ft) tall and has smooth branches. The species is native to Canada and the northern United States. The tart berries ripen ...
Rubus spectabilis, the salmonberry, is a species of bramble in the rose family Rosaceae, native to the west coast of North America from west-central Alaska to California, inland as far as Idaho. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Like many other species in the genus Rubus , the salmonberry plant bears edible fruit, typically yellow-orange or red in color ...
Despite the slim pickings at the supermarket, there are dozens upon dozens of different berry species in the world. ( More than 400 of them, to be exact.) They range in size, color, flavor and ...
Cranberry production has recently increased in BC and the east [2] [1] and as of 2016 is the second most exported berry by value at CAN$ 88,469,000. [3] Blueberry is the most important, indeed top among all fruits in the country, by – cultivated area, 79,515 hectares (196,490 acres) – farm gate value , CAN$ 261,532,000 – and export value ...
Vaccinium ovatum is a North American species of huckleberry in the heather family commonly known as the evergreen huckleberry, winter huckleberry, cynamoka berry and California huckleberry. [1] [2] [3] It has a large distribution on the Pacific Coast of North America ranging from southern British Columbia to southern California. It is a tall ...
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