{"id":3225,"date":"2011-04-19T11:50:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T15:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T16:15:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T21:15:54","slug":"northern-mountain-cranberry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/pink-flowers\/northern-mountain-cranberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern mountain cranberry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> <em>Vaccinium vitis-idaea<\/em> L. ssp. <em>minus <\/em>(Lodd.) Hult\u00e9n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s):<\/strong> northern mountain cranberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/home\/plantProfile?symbol=VAVIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=VAVIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPIN Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/vaccinium\/vitis-idaea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Images:<\/strong> (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view image&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"3226\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vaccinium-vitis-idaea-var-minus-1c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3226\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vaccinium-vitis-idaea-var-minus-1c-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Vaccinium vitis-idaea ssp minus1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vaccinium-vitis-idaea-var-minus-1c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vaccinium-vitis-idaea-var-minus-1c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">on wooded edge of blueberry field, mid-July<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>-perennial<\/p>\n<p>-low creeping evergreen<\/p>\n<p>-dominant understory plant<\/p>\n<p>-spreads by rhizomes<\/p>\n<p>-reproduces by seeds<\/p>\n<p>-thick simple obovate leaves<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>turn purple in the fall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-forests<\/p>\n<p>-can survive in harsh areas<\/p>\n<p>-exposed sites<\/p>\n<p>-rocky ledges<\/p>\n<p>-bogs<\/p>\n<p>-occurs in early successional areas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agriculture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-important browsing species for livestock and wildlife<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>berries and foliage<\/li>\n<li>utilized by moose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-Poor fruit production due to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>lack of pollinators<\/li>\n<li>cold damp weather<\/li>\n<li>late spring frost<\/li>\n<li>too much shade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Management:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; susceptible to herbicides such as 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T<\/p>\n<p><strong>Natural History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-berries can be eaten raw or made into a tart jam<\/p>\n<p>-leaves were used to treat bladder problems<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Forest Service. \u201cFire Effects Information System (FEIS).\u201d <i>Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea<\/i>, 2020, www.fs.fed.us\/database\/feis\/plants\/shrub\/vacvit\/all.html.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. 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Hult\u00e9n Common name(s): northern mountain cranberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":218,"featured_media":0,"parent":6082,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Northern mountain cranberry - Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/pink-flowers\/northern-mountain-cranberry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Northern mountain cranberry - Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prepared by Jennifer L. 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