Vaccinium macrocarpon or Cranberry is an evergreen, fruit bearing creeping shrub found in acidic peat bogs throughout the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Fruit is edible processed into products such as juice, sauce, and sugared dried cranberries.
Vaccinum vitis-idaea or Lingonberry is an evergreen fruit bearing shrub, native to the woods of northern Eurasia and North America. fruit is edible, consumed just about always cooked and sweetened in the form of lingonberry jam, fruit compote, juice, syrup and sweet pies.
Vitis labrusca or Fox Grape is a fruit bearing vine, native to the easterly United States. Fruit is edible but has a thick skin and sour tasting pulp.
Viburnum lentago or Nannyberry is a deciduous, fruit bearing tree, native to the North-Eastern and Midwestern United States and in Southern Canada. Fruit of the nannyberry tree is edible, quite sweet and juicy. It is eaten fresh or made into jams and jellies.
Vitex doriana or African plum is a deciduous, fruit bearing tree, native to tropical Africa. Fruit is edible and sweet and consumed largely raw but also used to make jam and drinks including alcoholic liquor and wine.
Bixa orellana or Annatto, is a tropical, fruit bearing tree, native to tropical regions of the south-central Americas and the Caribbean. Fruit is utilized in a lot of commercial dye products. The crushed seeds, once processed, form malleable consistency paste which is added to soups, cheeses, and different other foods to contribute a bright yellowish-orange color.
