Large cranberry

The large cranberry is an edible fruit. It is native to eastern Canada and eastern US.

The large cranberry is a cranberry species in the subgenus Oxycoccus in the genus Vaccinium. This genus includes many other edible fruits such as blueberries and bilberries.

Names

Scientific
   Vaccinium macrocarpon
Synonym
   Oxycoccus macrocarpus
English
   American Cranberry
   Bearberry
   Cranberry
   Large cranberry
Dutch
   Cranberry
   Grote veenbes
French
   Airelle à gros fruits
   Canneberge
German
   Großfrüchtige Moosbeere
   Kraanbeere
   Kranbeere

Taxonomy

Genus
   Vaccinium
Family
   Ericaceae
Order
   Ericales

Crop categories

Fruits
Food crops
Temperate crops

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