Vaccinium macrocarpon
| Large cranberry, American Cranberry, Bearberry Vaccinium macrocarpon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Vaccinium |
| Species: | V. macrocarpon |
| Binomial name | |
| Vaccinium macrocarpon | |
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Vaccinium macrocarpon (also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry) is a cranberry of the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium. It is native to North America (eastern Canada, and eastern United States, south to North Carolina at high altitudes). Vaccinium macrocarpon is the major source of cultivated cranberries.
See also
References
- ↑ "Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Synonyms". The Natural Standard Research Collaboration. MayoClinic.
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Further reading
Zalapa, J.E.; Bougie, T.C.; Bougie, T.A.; Schlautman, B.J.; Wiesman, E.; Guzman, A.; Fajardo, D.A.; Steffan, S.; Smith, T. (6 November 2014). "Clonal diversity and genetic differentiation revealed by SSR markers in wild Vaccinium macrocarpon and Vaccinium oxycoccos". Annals of Applied Biology 166 (2): 196–207. doi:10.1111/aab.12173.