Skip to content
2Learn

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Vaccinium macrocarpon

The story

Deep in the landscapes of North America, the American cranberry has long been recognized by many names, including the large cranberry and bearberry. This native species, known scientifically as Vaccinium macrocarpon, represents a unique branch of the subgenus Oxycoccus, weaving its way through the natural history of the continent.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org

Family
Ericaceae

About

Vaccinium macrocarpon (also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry) is a North American species of cranberry of the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium.

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
Name
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Slug
vaccinium-macrocarpon
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Vaccinium
Species
macrocarpon
Wikidata QID
Q149397
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

Generated sections & citations

summaryinaturalist

fun_facts_kidsllm_gemini · confidence 1.00

  • sprigloom (taxonomy)
  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium macrocarpon
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_macrocarpon

fun_facts_adultllm_gemini · confidence 1.00

  • sprigloom (taxonomy)
  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium macrocarpon
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_macrocarpon

storyllm_gemini · confidence 1.00

  • inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium macrocarpon
  • wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_macrocarpon