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SPECIES: Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Mountain Cranberry 


ABBREVIATION : 
VACVIT

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   VAVI
   VAVIM


COMMON NAMES : 
   mountain cranberry
   northern mountain cranberry
   lowbush cranberry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of mountain cranberry is
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Linnaeus (Ericaceae) [6,106,107].  Vaccinium
vitis-idaea ssp. minus (Lodd.) Hulten is the only recognized subspecies
occurring in North America [54].

In some areas, mountain cranberry hybridizes with dwarf bilberry (V.
myrtillus) [1].  A naturally occurring hybrid (V. X intermedium Ruthe.)
has been identified [87].  


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, February, 1991.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. 1991. Vaccinium vitis-idaea. In: Remainder of Citation

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