<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium microcarpum Vaccinium oxycoccos </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium microcarpum Vaccinium oxycoccos </P> <P> Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium . In Britain, cranberry may refer to the native species Vaccinium oxycoccos, while in North America, cranberry may refer to Vaccinium macrocarpon . Vaccinium oxycoccos is cultivated in central and northern Europe, while Vaccinium macrocarpon is cultivated throughout the northern United States, Canada and Chile . In some methods of classification, Oxycoccus is regarded as a genus in its own right . They can be found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere . </P> <P> Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to 2 metres (7 ft) long and 5 to 20 centimetres (2 to 8 in) in height; they have slender, wiry stems that are not thickly woody and have small evergreen leaves . The flowers are dark pink, with very distinct reflexed petals, leaving the style and stamens fully exposed and pointing forward . They are pollinated by bees . The fruit is a berry that is larger than the leaves of the plant; it is initially light green, turning red when ripe . It is edible, but with an acidic taste that usually overwhelms its sweetness . </P>

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