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SPECIES: Vaccinium oxycoccos | Bog Cranberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
VACOXY

SYNONYMS : 
   Oxycoccos microcarpus Turcz.
   Oxycoccos palustris Persh
   Oxycoccos oxycoccos MacM.
   Oxycoccos quadripetalus Gilib.
   Oxycoccos intermedius Rydb.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   VAOX


COMMON NAMES : 
   bog cranberry
   small cranberry
   wild cranberry
   swamp cranberry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of bog cranberry is Vaccinium
oxycoccos Linnaeus [20,24,31,50], in the family Ericaceae.  The
taxonomically complex genus Vaccinium has been divided into a number of
subgenera or sections.  The cranberry genera is often segregated as the
subgenus or genus Oxycoccos [1,21,36,41].  Several authorities recognize
the following varieties [20,24,36,50]:

      Vaccinium oxycoccos var. microcarpus (Turcz.) Fedtsh. & Flerov.
      Vaccinium oxycoccos var. ovalifolium Michx.
      Vaccinium oxycoccos var. intermedium Gray


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Bog cranberry is listed as endangered in Ohio by the Natural Heritage
Program [54].  It is considered threatened in Illinois [46].  The
variety ovalifolium is classified as rare in Nova Scotia and New England
[36,41].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, April 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1992. Vaccinium oxycoccos. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Vaccinium oxycoccos | Bog Cranberry