What plant is that?
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Photo credit: © Francis R. Underwood 2009
This plant is a low, trailing shrub with small evergreen leaves. It grows in bogs and other wet places. It flowers in June and July and its popular, but tart, red berries ripen in September and October. The fruit has an historic and festive connotation.
It’s. . .
Botanical Name: |
Vaccinium macrocarpon |
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Common Name: |
Cranberry | |
Family: |
Ericaceae (Heath family) | |
Habitat: |
Bogs and wet places |