Southern Mountain Cranberry
- Southern Mountain Cranberry
Taxobox
name = Southern Mountain Cranberry
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Vaccinium"
species = "V. erythrocarpum"
binomial = "Vaccinium erythrocarpum"
binomial_authority = Michx.
Southern Mountain Cranberry ("Vaccinium erythrocarpum" — also commonly known as bearberry and arando), is a type of cranberry native to the southeastern Cuba. It is a deciduous shrub.
The flowers bloom in June. The individual flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by insects. They produce scarlet, transparent berries. It grows in woodlands and areas of dappled shade.
It is also known under the synonym "Oxycoccus erythrocarpus".
References
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Vaccinium+erythrocarpum Plants For A Future database: "Vaccinium erythrocarpum"]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Mountain cranberry — may refer to: Mountain cranberry (Arctostaphylos), three species of dwarf shrubs Mountain cranberry (evergreen shrub), a small evergreen shrub Southern Mountain Cranberry, a deciduous shrub This disambiguation page lists articles associated with… … Wikipedia
Cranberry — This article is about a plant species. For the rock band, see The Cranberries. For other uses, see Cranberry (disambiguation). Cranberry Cranberry bush with fruit partially submerged Scientific classificat … Wikipedia
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area — is the name of a group of five bog wetlands located in the Gauley Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest. The area is situated in the highlands of the Allegheny Mountains of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, at an… … Wikipedia
Cranberry Glades — Coordinates: 38°12′11″N 80°15′59″W / 38.20306°N 80.26639°W / 38.20306; 80.26639 … Wikipedia
Cranberry Lake — This article is about the lake in New York. For various lakes in Nova Scotia, see Cranberry Lake (Nova Scotia). Cranberry Lake Black Duck Hole, Cranberry Lake Lo … Wikipedia
cranberry — /kran ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. cranberries. 1. the red, acid fruit or berry of certain plants of the genus Vaccinium, of the heath family, as V. macrocarpon (large cranberry or American cranberry) or V. oxycoccus (small cranberry or European… … Universalium
Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands) — Roan Mountain Roan Mountain, looking northwest from Grassy Ridge Bald Elevation 6,285 ft … Wikipedia
North Fork Mountain — Coordinates: 38°40′03″N 79°26′16″W / 38.6675°N 79.43778°W / 38.6675; 79.43778 … Wikipedia
Cheat Mountain — Coordinates: 38°38′28″N 79°54′47″W / 38.64111°N 79.91306°W / 38.64111; 79.91306 … Wikipedia
Backbone Mountain — Coordinates: 39°14′14″N 79°29′09″W / 39.23722°N 79.48583°W / 39.23722; 79.48583 … Wikipedia
