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SPECIES: Vaccinium oxycoccos | Bog Cranberry
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : NO-ENTRY IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : Bog cranberry is of limited use to wildlife. It is not utilized as browse by big game animals [9]. A few bird species including Hudsonian godwits, sharp-tailed grouse, and ring-necked pheasants eat bog cranberry fruits [30,39,48]. Small mammals such as chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, and hares may occasionally utilize the berries. PALATABILITY : Bog cranberry fruits are presumably moderately palatable [21,50]. NUTRITIONAL VALUE : NO-ENTRY COVER VALUE : NO-ENTRY VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : The value of bog cranberry for rehabilitation of disturbed sites is not well documented. It has, however, been successfully transplanted to a saline-impacted bog in Indiana [53]. OTHER USES AND VALUES : Bog cranberry fruits have good flavor and are often used to make jams and jellies. However, they are seldom abundant enough to be gathered in large quantities [21,50]. Native Americans used the berries, twigs, and bark for medicinal purposes [35]. MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : Commercial cultivation of bog cranberry is not widespread in the United States but is important in Russia. Cultivation experiments have shown that bog cranberry grows well in acid peat substrates [19]. It does not respond well to transplanting [13]. Bog cranberries are of local commercial importance [5], and berry picking provides recreation for many people. However, decreased fruit production has resulted from the draining of bogs for agricultural purposes or to access timber [23]. As bog or fen areas are drained and cleared, wetland species such as sphagnum mosses and bog cranberry are replaced by vegetation that indicates drier conditions and the cessation of peat formation [28]. Bog cranberry is susceptible to many different fungal diseases [42].

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