Small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus)

Vaccinium oxycoccos

Description 2

Shape: Small woody plant
Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
Flower: White nodding simple shaped, 4 petals
Leaves: leathery, tapered tip, evergreen, toothless, hairless, ¼-1/ inch long and 1/10-2/10 inch wide, edges rolled under
Bark: brown, branches wiry
Fruit/Seed: round berry, shiny dark red, ¼-1/2 inch diameter
Height: 3-5 inches
Flowering: June
Habitat: sphagnum bogs, fens

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Anders Lennver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/25042416@N03/2605420130
  2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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