Vaccinium oxycoccos

Vaccinium oxycoccos
Fruit on a bed of Sphagnum rubellum

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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. oxycoccos
Binomial name
Vaccinium oxycoccos
L. 1753
Synonyms[3][4]
Synonymy
  • Vaccinium oxycoccus Linnaeus
  • Oxycoca vulgaris Raf.
  • Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) MacMill.
  • Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
  • Oxycoccus quadripetalus Schinz & Thell.
  • Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
  • Oxycoccus vulgaris Hill
  • Schollera europaea Steud.
  • Schollera oxycoccos (L.) Roth
  • Schollera paludosa Baumg.
  • Schollera palustris Steud.

Vaccinium oxycoccos is a species of flowering plant in the heath family. It is known as small cranberry, marshberry, bog cranberry, swamp cranberry,[5] or, particularly in Britain, just cranberry.[6] It is widespread throughout the cool temperate northern hemisphere, including northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America.[5]

  1. ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Vaccinium oxycoccos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64326221A67731197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64326221A67731197.en.
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  3. ^ "Vaccinium oxycoccos". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ^ Fang, Ruizheng; Steven, Peter F. "Vaccinium oxycoccus". Flora of China. Vol. 14 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. ^ a b Matthews, Robin F. (1992). "Vaccinium oxycoccos". Fire Effects Information System (FEIS). US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
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