Vaccinium macrocarpon

Shrub

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Acid boggy ground.

Family: Ericaceae
Height: 0.2 m / 1 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium Soil
Moist or wet

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 1 of 5
Other Uses: 4 of 5

Native Habitat

American Cranberry, Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon native habitat is Acid boggy ground.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. It can also be dried for winter use. Rich in vitamin C, the fruit is too acid for most peoples tastes to be eaten raw, so it is mainly used in pies, preserves etc. It is said that a teaspoon of salt added to the cooking fruit can take the place of half the sugar normally used. The fruit is between 1 and 2cm in diameter.