bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Vaccinium oxycoccos is a small, creeping, evergreen shrub producing tart, edible red berries. Native to the Northern Hemisphere, it thrives in wet, acidic bogs and fens.
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Synonyms
Oxycoca vulgaris Raf.
Oxycoccus europaeus Pers.
Oxycoccus intermedius (A.Gray) Rydb.
Oxycoccus ovalifolius (Michx.) A.E.Porsild
Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) MacMill.
Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Oxycoccus quadripetalus Schinz & Thell.
Oxycoccus vulgaris Bong.
Schollera europaea (Pers.) Steud.
Schollera oxycoccos (L.) Roth
Schollera paludosa Baumg.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderEricales
- familyEricaceae
- genusVaccinium
- speciesVaccinium oxycoccos
