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The flowers are dark pink. The fruit is a berry that is larger than the leaves of the plant; it is initially light green, turning red when ripe. It is edible, but has an acidic taste. In Britain, cranberry may refer to the native species Vaccinium oxycoccos, [1] while in North America, cranberry may refer to V. macrocarpon. [2]
Vaccinium macrocarpon, also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry, is a North American species of cranberry in the subgenus Oxycoccus. [ 4 ] The name cranberry comes from shape of the flower stamen , which looks like a crane 's beak.
Cotoneaster apiculatus, the cranberry cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is native to central China, and it has been introduced to various locales in Europe and the United States. [ 2 ]
Lowbush cranberry is a common name for several flowering plants and may refer to: Vaccinium oxycoccos, cranberry, a species of flowering plant, widespread throughout the cool temperate northern hemisphere; Vaccinium vitis-idaea, lingonberry, a small evergreen shrub native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere
The flowers are white, produced in corymbs up to 13 cm (5 in) in diameter at the top of the stems; each corymb comprises a ring of outer sterile flowers 2–2.5 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –1 in) diameter with conspicuous petals, surrounding a center of small (5 mm, 0.20 in), fertile flowers; the flowers are pollinated by insects.
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A sparse shrub or gnarled tree reaching 2–3 m (7–10 ft), it has showy pink flowers larger than the typical viburnum, and red to black fruit, which are edible. [4] It is hardy to USDA zone 6a. [2] The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, as is a putative form, Viburnum grandiflorum f.
The scholar Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm (aka Trang Trình, 1491–1585) was said to have used a Hòn non bộ to provide guidance while predicting the fate or destiny of others. [ 8 ] Hòn non bộ , as well as miniature plants and rocks, are mentioned in Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh , a thousand-page book by Nguyễn Du (1766–1820). [ 9 ]