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Vaccinium oxycoccos

Cranberry, European Cranberry
Also known as: Oxycoca vulgaris Raf. +17 more
  • Oxycoca vulgaris Raf.
  • Oxycoccos oxycoccos (L.) MacMill.
  • Oxycoccos palustris Pers.
  • Oxycoccos quadripetalus Gilib.
  • Oxycoccus europaeus Nutt.
  • Oxycoccus europaeus Pers.
  • Oxycoccus gigas Hagerup
  • Oxycoccus intermedius (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Oxycoccus major
  • Oxycoccus microcarpos Turcz. ex Rupr.
  • Oxycoccus ovalifolius (Michx.) A.E.Porsild
  • Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) Adolphi
  • Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) Mac Mill.
  • Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) MacMill.
  • Oxycoccus oxycoccos subsp. intermedius (A.Gray) Piper
  • Oxycoccus oxycoccos var. intermedius (A.Gray) Piper
  • Oxycoccus oxycoccos var. intermedius Farw.
  • Oxycoccus palustris f. microphyllus Lange
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ericaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Vaccinium oxycoccos (commonly known as Cranberry or European Cranberry) is a shrub within the Ericaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

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