Vaccinium   macrocarpon

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Botanical Name:   Vaccinium  macrocarpon
Common Name:   American Cranberry
Height/Width: 2" to 6" in height, indefinite width
Form:  Low, dense, evergreen groundcover
Range: Zone 2 to 6
Habitat:  Grows in moist, shagnum bogs in full sun.
Wildlife Value: .
Landscape Value:
  Makes a nice groundcover in moist soils.
Notes:   Cranberries are an important food corp. Cape Codders are famous for their massive cranberry bogs.