Vaccinium macrocarpon

Botanical Description

Vaccinium macrocarpon is a creeping, evergreen shrub with long, thin, wiry prostrate stems. Erect or ascending shoots, 4 - 15cm tall develop from the axillary buds, the plant forming a small to large colony[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1131 Title The Genus Vaccinium in North America Publication Author Vander Kloet S.P. Publisher Canadian Government Publishing Centre; Ottawa Year 1988 ISBN 0-660-13037-8 Description A detailed study of the genus in N. America. ]. The plant has long been harvested from the wild for its fruit which was used locally and also traded. It is increasingly cultivated on a commercial basis in N. America on land that has been adapted so it can be flooded at will[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used to form a ground cover.