American Large Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon)

Family: Ericaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Trailing evergreen wetland vine creeping across sphagnum moss bogs, bearing plump, jewel-toned crimson tart berries.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Berries

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Crisp, bright, intensely acidic, and briskly astringent; mellows with a touch of maple or honey. — Simmered with maple syrup and orange peel into traditional cranberry relish; Dehydrated with honey into wild craisins; Pressed into invigorating tart winter juice

Habitat & North American Range

Acidic peat bogs, muskegs, and wet sandy marshes of northeastern North America. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)