Leaf edges roll under slightly. The corolla is pink and bell-shaped. The fruit, a bright red, very abundant berry, has white interior flesh.
Berries are best if picked after the first frost or during the winter and spring.
Lowbush cranberry, also called lingonberry and mountainberry, is found throughout Alaska and the rest of North America, northern Europe, and Asia. According to The Merck Index, Vaccinium vitis-idaea contains vaccinin. For headaches, swelling, and sore throats, including tonsil troubles, just heat the berries, wrap them in a cloth, and put them as a hot pack on the sick place.