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Bog Cranberry

Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
Bog Cranberry
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Vaccinium oxycoccos, known as Bog Cranberry, is a species in the Ericaceae family. It is found in cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of North America and Europe.

Description

Vaccinium oxycoccos is a cranberry species native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, particularly in regions such as Greenland, Canada, and parts of Europe. It is commonly referred to as Bog Cranberry and is part of the Ericaceae family. This species is distributed across a wide range of northern climates.

Other common names

Bog CranberryCranberryEuropean CranberryMarshberryMossberrySmall CranberrySwamp Cranberry

Distribution

Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · DK · FI · NO · SE · Flanders · Vermont-US · Global · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Alaska · Altay · Amur · Austria

Synonyms

Oxycoccus gigasOxycoccus europaeusOxycoccus palustrisOxycoccus quadripetalusOxycoca vulgarisSchollera paludosaSchollera palustrisSchollera oxycoccusSchollera oxycoccosSchollera europaeaVaccinium oxycoccos subsp. microphyllumVaccinium oxycoccos var. oxycoccosOxycoccus quadripetalusVaccinium palustreVaccinium oxycoccos var. intermediumOxycoccus ovalifoliusVaccinium oxycoccos f. oxycoccosOxycoccus vulgarisOxycoccus oxycoccosOxycoccus intermedius

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