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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Vaccinium macrocarpon
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vaccinium macrocarpon
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 145-19-014:
Vaccinium macrocarpon
FAMILY
Ericaceae
COMMON NAME:
Cranberry, Large Cranberry
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvmacrocarpon_invsh1
June
Flower stalk has 2 bracts above the middle of the stalk, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm0507f_33
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
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JK Marlow jkm0507f_33b
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Leaves evergreen, mostly 1/2" or less long, rounded at tip, whitish below, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_03
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Solitary, white to pink pendulous flowers with 4 reflexed petals, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm060710_172
July Tucker County WV
Monongahela National Forest
The same edible cranberry that's raised commercially in artificial bogs, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvmacrocarpon_sb
Month Unknown