Overview
Distribution
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Small, J. K. 1933. Man. S.E. Fl. i–xxii, 1–1554. Published by the Author, New York.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1515
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Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1103
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Gleason, H. A. 1968. The Sympetalous Dicotyledoneae. vol. 3. 596 pp. In H. A. Gleason Ill. Fl. N. U.S. (ed. 3). New York Botanical Garden, New York.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1707
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Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles & C. R. Bell. 1968. Man. Vasc. Fl. Carolinas i–lxi, 1–1183. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/636
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Fernald, M. 1950. Manual (ed. 8) i–lxiv, 1–1632. American Book Co., New York.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1327
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Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. Cal. Fl. 1–1681. University of California Press, Berkeley.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1717
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Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic Wetland Pl. S.E. U.S. Dicot. 933 pp. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1711
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National Distribution
Canada
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Global Range: Native in northeastern North America from Newfoundland to southern Ontario and central Minnesota south to northern Illinois, northern Ohio, and central Indiana, and in the Appalachian mountains and along the coastal plain south to North Carolina (Vander Kloet 1988, Kartesz 1999, Weakley 2000). Occasionally escaped from cultivation in British Columbia, Washington, and northern California (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1974, Hickman 1997, Douglas et al. 1999). Also adventive along the eastern shore of Maryland (Vander Kloet 1988). Cultivated extensively in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Washington, and Oregon (Vander Kloet 1988). Introduced in Europe and thrives as an escape in Britain, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands (Vander Kloet 1988).
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Ecology
Associations
Flower-Visiting Insects of Large Cranberry in Illinois
(bees suck nectar or collect pollen, while the Syrphid fly probably feeds on stray pollen; observations are from Reader and Cane & Schiffhauser)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rd, CS); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus spp. sn cp fq (Rd), Bombus affinis sn (CS), Bombus bimaculatus fq (Rd), Bombus griseocallis (Rd), Bombus impatiens (Rd), Bombus terricola fq (Rd), Bombus vagans fq (Rd), Psithyrus sp. sn (Rd); Megachilidae (Megachilinae): Megachile addenda sn (CS)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochloropsis sp. fq (Rd), Lasioglossum spp. cp fq (Rd); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena spp. (Rd), Andrena vicina (Rd)
Flies
Syrphidae: Unidentified sp. fsp (Rd)
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Hilty, J. Editor. 2010. Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers. World Wide Web electronic publication. flowervisitors.info, version (09/2010).
See: Abbreviations for Insect Activities, Abbreviations for Scientific Observers, References for behavioral observations H
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Associations
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Vaccinium macrocarpon
Public Records: 2
Species: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: N4 - Apparently Secure
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N4 - Apparently Secure
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G4 - Apparently Secure
Reasons: Fairly widespread as a native plant in northeastern North America (Kartesz 1999). Found in acidic soils and peatlands including bogs, fens, swamps, and interdunal swales (Vander Kloet 1988, Weakley 2000). Occasional in the main portion of its range (Haines and Vining 1988, Rhoads and Block 2000). Rare in the southern portion of its range along the Appalachians and the Southeastern coastal plain (Weakley 2000).
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Threats
Comments: Vaccinium macrocarpon occurs in very sensitive habitats, making it especially vulnerable to land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation, particularly the conversion of wetlands and bogs; bog succession in the southern Appalachians is a low-level threat (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
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Wikipedia
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Vaccinium macrocarpon (also called Large cranberry, American Cranberry and Bearberry) is a cranberry of the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium. It is native to North America (eastern Canada, and eastern United States, south to North Carolina at high altitudes).
The Mayo Clinic website gives a long list of conditions for which cranberry juice has been said to be beneficial; in almost all cases it does not support these suggestions, usually not rejecting them out of hand, but saying that more research is needed, or words to that effect.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Synonyms". The Natural Standard Resarch Collaboration. MayoClinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cranberry/NS_patient-cranberry/DSECTION=synonyms.
- ^ "Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Evidence". The Natural Standard Research Collaboration. MayoClinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cranberry/NS_patient-cranberry/DSECTION=evidence. Typical comment: "Based on a small amount of laboratory research, cranberry has been proposed for cancer prevention. Study is needed in humans before a strong recommendation can be made."
- ^ "Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)". The Natural Standard Resarch Collaboration. MayoClinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cranberry/NS_patient-cranberry.
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