What is Cranberry?
[[File:CDC cranberry1.jpg|thumb|Cranberries]] A '''cranberry''' is a fruit. It grows on an [[evergreen]] dwarf [[shrub]]. Cranberries are in the [[genus]] ''[[Vaccinium]]'', and its subgenus ''Oxycoccus''. In some classification methods, they are regarded as a genus in their own right. Cranberry plants grow in acidic [[bog]]s in cooler areas of the [[northern hemisphere]]. They are low creeping shrubs up to seven feet (3 m) long, from two to eight inches (5-20 cm) high. They have slender and wiry stems with small leaves which are evergreen with dark pink [[flower]]s. Cranberries are usually eaten during [[Thanksgiving]] in the United States. They are also eaten in [[Europe]] and some parts of [[South America]]. Cranberries are strong [[cash crop]]<nowiki/>s for certain [[U.S. state]]s. They are turned into [[juice]], [[sauce]] or [[jam]]. Since 2000, cranberries have been marketed as superfruit due to their [[antioxidant]] and [[nutrient]] qualities. {{food-stub}} [[Category:Berries]] [[Category:Vaccinium]]