| Accepted name: |
Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton |
| Synonym(s): |
-Oxycoccus macrocarpus (Aiton) Pers.
-Vaccinium propinquum Salisb.
-Vaccinium oblongifolium (Michx.) Hort. ex Dum.
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| English names: |
American Cranberry
Large Cranberry
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| French names: |
Airelle à gros fruits
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WVACMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.3 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Fruits and leaves were used by the North American Indians for tea and medicine. Today, the fruits are eaten fresh or are made into juices, sauces and stewed fruit (1). |
| Key Characters: |
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