Latin name:
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Aiton Syn.: Oxycoccus macrocarpus (Aiton) Pursh
Botanical family:
Ericaceae
Growth habit:
Shrub
Vernacular name(s):
cranberry (Eng.)
airelle à gros fruits, gros atocas (Fr.)
Uses:
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Twigs :
Steeped and used as a medicine for pleurisy [Algonquians 63].