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Species Details
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
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LeavesOpposite, 1 pair, egg-shaped, most shallowly 3-lobed, jaggedly toothed, palmately veined, smooth or hairy beneath
FlowersInflorescence 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 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 Name
Viburnum 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)
Citation
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/1-4053/12-109953. Accessed 02 Jul. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 49 specimens of this Species.
104244 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1985-06-02
111762 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Birch Cove
Date Collected2003-06-06
113351 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edson
Date Collected1987-06-05
114702 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Chickakoo Lake
Date Collected2005-08-31
114673 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Chickakoo Lake Recreation Area
Date Collected2005-08-31
119418 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cooking Lake - Blackfoot Recreation Area, Islet Lake
Date Collected2008-06-05
119823 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve, Siffleur Falls
Date Collected2008-06-26
120014 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hinton
Date Collected1965-06-13
120015 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Weldwood Forest Management Area
Date Collected1965-06-18
121551 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary
Date Collected2009-06-08
121552 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coyote Lake Nature Sanctuary
Date Collected2009-06-09
122268 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cline River
Date Collected2009-06-19
123614 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Meanook National Wildlife Area
Date Collected2004-06-12
16269 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Smith
Date Collected1950-06-14
77636 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Donnelly River
Date Collected1972-06-19
105630 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Slave River, Grand Detour
Date Collected1965-07-24
105631 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Inuvik
Date Collected1957-07-05
16274 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Norman Wells
Date Collected1953-07-19
16275 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Reliance
Date Collected1949-07
22385 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Brintnell Lake
Date Collected1939-07-16
41752 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mackenzie River, Sans Sault Rapids
Date Collected1970-07-10