Vaccinium macrocarpon
American cranberry
Notes:
Suitable as a small-scale groundcover.
Sources: Sunset, Missouri BG, NCSU, Dirr, UConn.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
acidic soil required
alkaline soil intolerant
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
compacted soil tolerant
drought intolerant
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:shrub
form:vine
full sun preferred
habit:prostrate/trailing
habit:spreading/wide
habit:vine
native:eastern North America
persistence:evergreen
rich soil required
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:container
use:groundcover
wet soil tolerant
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