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Scientific name:

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Vernacular name:

Cranberry, American


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American Cranberry

Scientific name: Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

Diagnostic features
Differs from Vaccinium oxycoccos in being more robust.
Leaves 6-18 x 2-5mm, narrowly oblong.
Bracteoles above middle of pedicel, mostly more than 1mm wide.
Flowers in groups of 1-5(10).
Fruit 9-14(20)mm across, globose.

Chromosome number: (2n=24).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; grown for its fruit and naturalized from bird-sown seed, mostly in peaty places.

Distribution
Scattered in Britain from South England to West Scotland; East North America.

This species is keyed out on Page 3415 in the Text Key.

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