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Cranberry, Large
Vaccinium macrocarpon

Family: Heath ( Ericaceae )

A creeping shrub with small, alternate, oval leaves. Recurved pink petals form a "Turks cap", stamens form a "beak". Seperated from the small cranberry by blunt leaves; flower stalks not from tip of stem. Fruit a juicy red berry.

Found: Bogs

Blooms: June to August




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