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Vaccinium microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schmalh.

small cranberry (Ericaceae)

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Vaccinium microcarpum is a thin-stemmed trailing shrub of Sphagnum mats in Scotland and maybe Northumberland.

Fersit (VC97: West Inverness); 2020-07-21

 small cranberry / Vaccinium microcarpum: _Vaccinium microcarpum_ is a thin-stemmed trailing shrub of _Sphagnum_ mats in Scotland and maybe Northumberland.

Vaccinium microcarpum differs from Vaccinium oxycoccos in that its pedicels are (almost) glabrous, its leaves are broadest towards the base, and its flowers and fruits are slightly smaller.

Fersit (VC97: West Inverness); 2020-07-21

 small cranberry / Vaccinium microcarpum: _Vaccinium microcarpum_ differs from _Vaccinium oxycoccos_ in that its pedicels are (almost) glabrous, its leaves are broadest towards the base, and its flowers and fruits are slightly smaller.

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