Author : AGRIHORTICO
Publisher : AGRIHORTICO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Cranberry, Lingonberry and Huckleberry by : AGRIHORTICO
Download or read book Cranberry, Lingonberry and Huckleberry written by AGRIHORTICO and published by AGRIHORTICO. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific name of cranberry is Vaccinium oxycoccos and it belongs to the family Ericaceae, the family of blueberry, bilberry, lingonberry and huckleberry. Vaccinium oxycoccos is native to Europe. There is another species of cranberry with scientific name Vaccinium macrocarpon which is native to North America. Scientific name of lingonberry is Vaccinium vitis-idaea. It is also known as mossberry, foxberry, bearberry, partridgeberry, mountain cranberry or cowberry. Lingonberry plants are grown for its red coloured acidic fruits. Huckleberry is another berry plant from the family Ericaceae and is widely cultivated for its edible fruits. There are different types of huckleberry plants belonging to two separate plant genus, namely Gaylussacia and Vaccinium.