LeavesOpposite, 1 pair, egg-shaped, most shallowly 3-lobed, jaggedly toothed, palmately veined, smooth or hairy beneathFlowersInflorescence a cyme, flowers all similar; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, fused into bell shape, triangular, 1.5-1.9 mm long, 1 mm wide, green, toothed; petals 5, fused at base into tubes that flare, whitish, rounded, 1.2-2 mm long, 1.2-2 mm wide; stamens 5, inconspicuous, filaments white, anthers yellow, 2-lobed; pistils 1, mostly enclosed in tube of sepals, ovary inferior, white, stigmas 3-lobedFruits and SeedsDrupe, berrylike, red or orange, 0.8-1.5 cm long; stone yellow-brown, ellipsoid, flattened, 7-9 mm long, 4-6 mm wide
Scientific NameViburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
Common Name
lowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
General Description
Perennial shrub, 0.5-3.5 m tall, woody rhizomes; stem reddish to dark gray, smooth; twigs smooth
Leaves
Opposite, 1 pair, egg-shaped, most shallowly 3-lobed, jaggedly toothed, palmately veined, smooth or hairy beneath
Flowers
Inflorescence a cyme, flowers all similar; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, fused into bell shape, triangular, 1.5-1.9 mm long, 1 mm wide, green, toothed; petals 5, fused at base into tubes that flare, whitish,…
Inflorescence a cyme, flowers all similar; flowers radially symmetric; sepals 5, fused into bell shape, triangular, 1.5-1.9 mm long, 1 mm wide, green, toothed; petals 5, fused at base into tubes that flare, whitish, rounded, 1.2-2 mm long, 1.2-2 mm wide; stamens 5, inconspicuous, filaments white, anthers yellow, 2-lobed; pistils 1, mostly enclosed in tube of sepals, ovary inferior, white, stigmas 3-lobed
Fruits and Seeds
Drupe, berrylike, red or orange, 0.8-1.5 cm long; stone yellow-brown, ellipsoid, flattened, 7-9 mm long, 4-6 mm wide
Phenology
Flowering June to July
Range/Distribution
Alberta: Throughout Alberta, excluding the grassland region
CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT); USA (AK, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, OR, PA, SD, VT, WA, WI, WY); FRA (SPM)
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Page Citation for Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4053/12-109952. Accessed 04 Dec. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 49 specimens of this Species.
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Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberryPlace CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Slave River, Grand DetourDate Collected1965-07-24
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberryPlace CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mackenzie River, Sans Sault RapidsDate Collected1970-07-10