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Viburnum trilobum (cranberrybush viburnum, American cranberrybush, high bush cranberry, or highbush cranberry) is a species of Viburnum native to northern North America, from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Washington state and east to northern Virginia.
The purple finch was designated the state bird of New Hampshire in 1957. [13] The New Hampshire red hen (breed of domestic chicken) was also proposed, but was not chosen in favor of the purple finch. [14] In 1763, Richard Brookes made the description of the female purple finch in Mexico with the name of "chiantototl" (chia seed bird). [15]
The American cranberry bush's white flowers give way to red berries that are a good food source for wildlife - and make excellent jams and jellies. Native Plant: American cranberry bush bears ...
Vaccinium macrocarpon, also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry, is a North American species of cranberry in the subgenus Oxycoccus. [ 4 ] The name cranberry comes from shape of the flower stamen , which looks like a crane 's beak.
Green warbler-finch: Certhidea olivacea Gould, 1837: 83 Grey warbler-finch: Certhidea fusca Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1870: 84 Vegetarian finch: Platyspiza crassirostris (Gould, 1837) 85 Cocos finch: Pinaroloxias inornata (Gould, 1843) 86 Mangrove finch: Camarhynchus heliobates (Snodgrass & Heller, 1901) 87 Medium tree finch: Camarhynchus pauper ...
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This cranberry is a small, prostrate shrub with vine-like stems that root at the nodes. The evergreen leaves are leathery and lance-shaped, up to 1.2 cm (1 ⁄ 2 in) long. [5] [7] The stems are a few centimeters tall, upon which are one to a few nodding flowers with four-petals. [7]
A potential confusion species also is the female purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus), but that species is noticeably smaller with a less robust bill and a notched tail. [19] The song is a subdued mellow warbling, resembling a more refined, sweeter version of the American robin's (Turdus migratorius). Males start singing early, occasionally even ...