Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Edible Wild Plants/Cranberry

Cranberry Mirtillo Rosso Cranberry.jpg Cranberries are creeping shrubs or vines that grow up to 2 meters long and from 5 to 20 cm. tall. They have slender stems, and small evergreen leaves. They have dark pink flowers with petals that leave the style and stamens exposed and pointing forward. Their fruit is a berry that is larger than the leaves of the plant. It is white when unripe, but is a deep red when it is fully ripe. Cranberries have a very acidic taste. Northeastern US, northern Europe and Asia, and southeastern Canada. Late September to early October. Cranberries are usually made into compotes or jellies, but are also baked into muffins, scones, or cakes, or other baked goods. They are considered too sour for eating unaccompanied.