Southern Mountain Cranberry
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| Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. |
Southern Mountain Cranberry (Vaccinium erythrocarpum), also known as the Dingleberry, is a type of cranberry native to the southeastern United States. It is a deciduous shrub.
The flowers bloom in June. The individual flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by insects. They produce scarlet, transparent berries. It grows in woodlands and areas of dappled shade.
It is also known under the synonym Oxycoccus erythrocarpus.
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