Cranberry-myrtle (Myrteola nummularia)

Family: Myrtaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

A hardy evergreen, prostrate shrub making an excellent groundcover plant. The fruit has a has a soft juicy flesh and a delicious sweet slightly aromatic flavour. The fruit is produced in late autumn and early winter and is up to 1cm in diameter. It is a valuable fruit at this time of the year. The leaves are a tea substitute.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and agreeable flavour. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A sweet and agreeable flavour.; The fruit is up to 1cm in diameter, it has a soft juicy flesh and a delicious slightly aromatic flavour.; It is produced in late autumn and early winter, and is a very valuable fruit at this time of the year.

Habitat & North American Range

Raised parts of bogs, especially with sphagnum. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)