Vaccinium macrocarpon

Vaccinium macrocarpon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Subgenus: Vaccinium subg. Oxycoccus
Species:
V. macrocarpon
Binomial name
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Aiton 1789
Synonyms[2][3]
Synonymy
  • Vaccinium oxycoccos var. oblongifolium Michx.
  • Schollera macrocarpos (Aiton) Britton
  • Oxycoca macrocarpa (Aiton) Raf.
  • Oxycoccus macrocarpos (Aiton) Pers.
  • Oxycoccus macrocarpus (Aiton) Pers.
  • Oxycoccus palustris var. macrocarpos (Aiton) Pers.
  • Schollera macrocarpa (Aiton) Steud.
  • Vaccinium propinquum Salisb.

Vaccinium macrocarpon, also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry, is a North American species of cranberry in the subgenus Oxycoccus.[4]

The name cranberry, comes from shape of the flower stamen, which looks like a crane's beak.

  1. ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Vaccinium macrocarpon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64326218A67731192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64326218A67731192.en. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ Tropicos, Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
  3. ^ The Plant List, Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
  4. ^ Oszmiański, Jan; Kolniak-Ostek, Joanna; Lachowicz, Sabina; Gorzelany, Józef; Matłok, Natalia (2017-11-11). "Phytochemical Compounds and Antioxidant Activity in Different Cultivars of Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon L)". Journal of Food Science. 82 (11): 2569–2575. doi:10.1111/1750-3841.13924. ISSN 1750-3841. PMID 28973819.