Small Cranberry

Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Heath family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
2 inches
Flower Color
White, Pink
Bloom Time
Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Acrobasis vaccinii, Actebia fennica, Clossiana eunomia, Clossiana eunomia dawsoni, Clossiana eunomia triclaris, Epidemia dorcas, Epidemia epixanthe, Epidemia epixanthe michiganensis, Lycaena epixanthe, Rhopobota finitimana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

More Images