Southern Mountain Cranberry

Plant Characteristics
Habit		shrub
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Scientific Names
Ericaceae >	Vaccinium >	erythrocarpum >

Read about Southern Mountain Cranberry in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Vaccinium erythrocarpum, Michx. (Oxycoccus erythrocarpus, Pers.). An erect, divergently branching shrub, 1-4 ft. high: lvs. 1 1/2 - 3 in. long, oblong-lanceolate to ovate, acuminate, finely bristly serrulate, thin, green both sides, paler beneath: pedicels solitary, axillary, shorter than the lvs., recurved, bractless: corolla flesh-color, 1/3 in. long, 4-cleft, the lobes narrow, acute, revolute: berries globose, 1/4 in. diam., bright red turning darker, acid, scarcely edible. Higher Alleghanies. Va. to Ga. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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