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bog cranberry

Vaccinium oxycoccos

The bog cranberry is a small, red fruit that grows in wet, marshy areas. It's tart and delicious, perfect for making jams and sauces!

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The bog cranberry is a delicate, low-growing vine with slender, trailing stems. It has tiny, leathery, dark green leaves and unique pink flowers with petals folded back, resembling a tiny bird's head. Its small, round berries ripen to a vibrant red.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaEricalesEricaceaeVaccinium
bog cranberry
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bog cranberry

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Ancient cultures used cranberry juice to create vibrant red dyes for coloring fabrics and baskets.

Bog cranberries are super sour, but they actually taste sweeter after the first frost of autumn!

Some bog cranberry vines can live for hundreds of years, slowly spreading across their boggy homes!

The plant's scientific name means 'marsh red-berry', and its flowers look like a tiny crane's head!

特殊能力

能力

Acid Survivor

Bog cranberry can thrive in highly acidic, nutrient-poor bogs where most plants cannot, thanks to specialized root adaptations.

能力

Winter Warrior

This hardy plant can survive harsh subarctic winters, often staying green and alive even when buried under snow and ice.

能力

Waxy Shield

Bog cranberry has tiny, thick, waxy leaves that help it conserve water and protect against strong winds in exposed bog environments.

能力

Ground Hugger

Its long, creeping stems grow close to the ground, allowing it to spread widely and anchor itself firmly in soft, mossy terrain.

サイズと詳細

高さ
5-20 cm
広がり
50-100 cm
花の大きさ
0.5-1 cm
開花時期
Late spring to early summer
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

eats ripe, tart berries

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

visits flowers for nectar

eaten by

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

forages for fallen berries

symbiotic with

Magellanic Peatmoss

Sphagnum magellanicum

grows on acidic moss beds

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always ask an adult before picking or eating wild berries.

よくある質問

bog cranberryの高さは何ですか?

5-20 cm

bog cranberryの広がりは何ですか?

50-100 cm

bog cranberryの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.5-1 cm

bog cranberryの開花時期は何ですか?

Late spring to early summer

bog cranberryの食用は何ですか?

はい

bog cranberryの毒性は何ですか?

なし

bog cranberryのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

bog cranberryの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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