Taxon: Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Summary

Genus:

Vaccinium

Section:

Oxycoccus

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Vaccinioideae

Tribe:

Vaccinieae

Nomen number:

41047

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:351. 1753

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358370

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

01/14/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

87 (86 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) MacMill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Oxycoccus hagerupii Á. Löve & D. Löve
Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib., nom. inval.
Vaccinium hagerupii (Á. Löve & D. Löve) Ahokas
Vaccinium palustre Salisb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Adolphi, F. 1987. The correct name of Vaccinium oxycoccos L. in the genus Oxycoccus (Ericaceae). Taxon 36:126. Note: = Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) Adolphi
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia II: a source book of edible plants Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Hancock, J. F. et al. 2008. Blueberries and cranberries. In: Hancock, J. F., ed., Temperate fruit crop breeding: germplasm to genomics 4:115-149.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants. Note: = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea. Note: lists as "oxycoccum"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Lyrene, P. M. et al. 2003. Polyploidy and sexual polyploidization in the genus Vaccinium. Euphytica 133:27-36. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Mahy, G. et al. 2000. Allozyme evidence for genetic autopolyploidy and high genetic diversity in tetraploid cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos (Ericaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 87:1882-1889. Note: this study followed the taxonomy of Vander Kloet (1983) and recognized Vaccinium oxycoccos as a polyploid complex
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: lists as "oxycoccum"
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
Smith, T. W. et al. 2015. Evaluating the relationship between diploid and tetraploid Vaccinium oxycoccos L. (Ericaceae) in eastern Canada. Botany 93:623-636. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2014-0223.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Vander Kloet, S. P. 1983. The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Oxycoccus. Rhodora 85:29. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
Vander Kloet, S. P. 1988. The genus Vaccinium in North America Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
Vorsa, N. & J. J. Polashock. 2005. Alteration of anthocyanin glycosylation in cranberry through interspecific hybridization. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 130:711-715.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	cranberry	1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
English	European cranberry	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	mossberry	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	small cranberry	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	canneberge commune	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
German	Moosbeere	2	Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Japanese Rōmaji	tsuru-kokemomo	2	Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: lists as "oxycoccum"
Swedish	tranbär	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng	s.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	c. & n.	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kemerovskaja oblast'		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk	s.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Kurganskaja oblast'		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Novosibirsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Omsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tomsk		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyumen		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Tyva, Respublika		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus		n.	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia			Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia			Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania			Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	n.	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		n.	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Iceland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		n.	Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	St. Pierre and Miquelon			FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon	n.w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Nunavut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Irkutsk, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk (s.), Kurganskaja oblast', Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands]
CHINA: China [Jilin Sheng (s.)]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu (c. & n.)]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (n.)], Belarus (n.), Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine (n.)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (n.), Romania, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec], St. Pierre and Miquelon
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana (n.), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho (n.), Oregon (n.w.), Washington (w.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maryland (w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Reference(s)

Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation) Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "oxycoccus"; = Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Human food	fruit	Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Human food	fruit	Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41047. Accessed 15 April 2026.