Some similarities to : Small Cranberry

The flower itself has some resemblance to some flowers belonging to the Nightshade Family, those with swept-back petals and prominent bundled stamens, such as Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) or Duke of Argyles Teaplant (Lycium barbarum). The petals of Cyclamen species such as Sowbread (Cyclamen hederifolia) are also pink but hyper-abruptly swept backwards.

Resemblance to: Bog Rosemary, in that Bog Rosemary is also very short and has the same pink coloured petals (if not the shape) and your feet will be getting wet when you examine it closely for it occupies much the same kind of terrain; wet boggy ground! The aspect ratio of the leaves of Bog Rosemary are narrower and not as stubby as those of Cranberry.

Slight resemblance to : Nightshade type flowers, in that the petals are out-stretched or flayed backwards and the anthers stick out like a tongue.

Uniquely identifiable characteristics

Identifiable Feature : the small pink flower, the backward swept petals together with your wet feet.

The Cranberries of American fame have much larger berries than does this Cranberry. The Cranberries in this country are not used in the making of Cranberry jelly.

It is related to the cultivated American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) from which the larger Cranberry berries are obtained which are used to make cranberry jam, cranberry sauce and cranberry jelly, mainly for the Christmas trade. The berries of Cranberry are red (sometimes spotted white or brown) and, at 8-10mm across, smaller than their American cousins.