Cranberries
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Large fruited cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ) |
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| Vaccinium subg. Oxycoccus | ||||||||||||
| ( Hill ) A. Gray |
The cranberries are a species group in the genus of blueberries ( Vaccinium ). They are mostly treated as a subgenus , but sometimes also separated as a separate genus Oxycoccus . The berry fruits of their representatives are edible and have a sweet and sour, sometimes slightly bland taste. The cranberries are found in temperate regions (e.g. also in Germany) in the forest, in the moor and on the heather .
Regionally, for example in the Salzburg Pinzgau or in Tyrol , the usual blueberries are called cranberries .
species
- Southern cranberry ( Vaccinium erythrocarpum ), "Southern Mountain Cranberry", native to mountain regions (Appalachian Mountains, East Asia)
- Large-fruited cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ), also known as "cranberry", "craneberry" or "cranberry" (American cranberry)
- Small fruited cranberries ( Vaccinium microcarpum )
- Common cranberry ( Vaccinium oxycoccos )
