Wildflowers Identified: Large or American Cranberry
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Large or American Cranberry has these characteristics:
- 4 petals
- tubular petals
- single flower on stem
- several flowers on stem
- 1/8 of an inch or less flower width
- 1/8 to 3/8 inches flower width
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- pink to red flower color
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- blooms in August
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- parallel leaf veins
- branched leaf veins
- simple leaves about 1 1/2 to 5 times as long as wide
- stem creeps or twines
- stem is hairy or spiny
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org