Vaccinium oxycoccos L., 1753 39% complete

European cranberry

Sp. Pl.: 351 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Vaccinium oxycoccos, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced15 Source not recorded9 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 351 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name European cranberry No source recorded
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Observations Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 30 cm
  • 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 116, 164, 178, 251, 500, 818, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color magenta Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Shrub, Subshrub
  • Shrub, Subshrub · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Maximum height 80 cm
  • 80 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 68, 116, 164, 178, 251, 500, 818, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jun
1 earlier or rejected value
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 178, 818, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 9 / 9 · saturated air
  • 9 / 9 · saturated air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity empty
  • 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5
  • pH 6.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Soil nutriments 1 / 9 · extremely poor (hyperoligotrophic)
  • 1 / 9 · extremely poor (hyperoligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 22 cm Sourced
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record