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Vaccinium macrocarpon

Large Cranberry

Family Ericaceae


Use
Jams and Jellies, beverages, cooked. The berries can be used to make a jelly, drink, or can be cooked to eat right away.



Description

Growth Form: Low creeping shrub with distinct stems.

Leaves: Blunt, small, alternate, oval, evergreen.

 


Large Cranberry (Emily Silver, Ponkapoag Bog)
Leaves

Large Cranberry (Emily Silver, Ponkapoag Bog)
Whole Plant



Flowers: Curved petals form a cap. Stamen form a beak. Flowers don’t grow from tip of stem; grow a few inches from the top. Flower from June to August.

Fruits: Large juicy red berries. Grow underneath leaves.

Habitat and Range

Open bogs. S. Canada to Illinois and Virginia.

Season

Berries harvested fall to winter.

Large Cranberry (Emily Silver, Ponkapoag Bog)
Fruits




Fun Facts

Cranberry juice has often been used to solve urinary problems!



 
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