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Species Details
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
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 04 Dec. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 49 specimens of this Species.
138848 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake
Date Collected1971-08-14
141083 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park
Date Collected2016-06-29
141082 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calling Lake (town)
Date Collected2016-06-14
142301 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Hondo Natural Area, Bullet Lake
Date Collected1987-06-26
143602 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Water Valley
Date Collected1978-07-29
142777 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, West Castle Wetlands Ecological Reserve
Date Collected2018-06-18
142778 - Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelowbush-cranberry, mooseberry, squashberry
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Provincial Park, West Castle Biology Field Station
Date Collected2018-06-19