Scientific Name:
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Pronunciation:
vack-SIN-ee-um ok-see-KOK-kohs
Common Name:
small cranberry
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Leaves ovate-oblong, 5-10mm long; fruit red to 6mm round, sour.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe, North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Bog
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Native planting, Wetland - bogs, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Botanically a false berry due to the inferior ovary (calyx opposite the pedicel like in pomes and the floral tube forms a thin layer of accessory tissue over the exocarp)
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
Virus
