Vaccinium macrocarpon

Vaccinium macrocarpon
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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
	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.^[3]

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

^ Tropicos, Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
^ The Plant List, Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
^ 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.

[1] Tropicos, Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

[2] The Plant List, Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

[3] 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.

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Vaccinium macrocarpon

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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^[1]^[2]
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.