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Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

cranberry (Ericaceae)

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Vaccinium oxycoccos grows in bogs and wet heaths from central Scotland southwards; it is largely replaced in the Scottish Highlands by Vaccinium microcarpum.

Ilkley Moor (VC64: Mid-West Yorkshire); 2007-05-26

 cranberry / Vaccinium oxycoccos: _Vaccinium oxycoccos_ grows in bogs and wet heaths from central Scotland southwards; it is largely replaced in the Scottish Highlands by _Vaccinium microcarpum_.

When ripe, the fruit of Vaccinium oxycoccos is red.

Bargatton Loch (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2016-07-06

 cranberry / Vaccinium oxycoccos: When ripe, the fruit of _Vaccinium oxycoccos_ is red.

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