Vaccinium macrocarpon

cranberry

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Ericaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Plant Type

Low Shrub

Height

0.5 - 1ft

Spread

3 - 3ft

Flower Color

Pink, White

Fruit

Berry; Red

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Wet

Blooms

June - July

Fall Color

dark green to purple to red

Habitat

sphagnum bogs, cool wet swampy ground

Notes

low mat form, can spread indefinitely; edible cranberries; very rare (S2) in VA

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