southern cranberry

plant
Also known as: Vaccinium erythrocarpum, red huckleberry

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    In cranberry: Major species

    The southern cranberry, or red huckleberry (V. erythrocarpum), is found in mountainous areas from West Virginia to Georgia; its large berries are dark red in colour and of exceptionally fine flavour. The fruit of the cranberry tree (see Viburnum) is sometimes substituted for true cranberries in…

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