small cranberry

... Section V. oxycoccus is widely distributed in the cold zone of the Northern Hemisphere, and three species are known. Thin branches spread out on the sphagnum moss, and small evergreen leaves grow alternately. V. oxycoccus L. (English name: small cranberry) (illustration) is often found in subalpine and cold marshes. The stem is about 1 mm thick, and the leaves are oblong, unserrated, and about 1 cm long. ...

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…ツルコケモモ節は北半球の寒帯に広く分布し，3種が知られ，細い枝がミズゴケの上をはって四方に広がり，常緑性の小さな葉を互生する。ツルコケモモV.oxycoccus L.(英名small cranberry)（イラスト）は亜高山や寒地の湿原によく見られる。茎の太さは1mmほど，葉は長楕円形で鋸歯がなく，長さ1cm内外。…

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