Lingonberries, or cowberries, are also members of the Vaccinium family of plants, more specifically the Vitis-idaea sub genera. These cousins of the cranberry grow on low-lying evergreen shrubs ...

The berry goes by many names, including red berry, foxberry, mountain cranberry and cowberry. "It has as many as 25 names, but the English common name is lingonberry," said Debnath. Samir Debnath ...

"We are expecting to get good results within a few years and to develop lingonberry plants with a good economic potential for sustainable northern agriculture production," said Debnath. A small but ...