Viburnum edule

Squashberry
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species:
V. edule
Binomial name
Viburnum edule

Viburnum edule, the squashberry,[1] mooseberry,[1] moosomin,[2][3] moosewood viburnum,[4] pembina,[5][6] pimina,[7] highbush cranberry,[8] or lowbush cranberry[8] is a species of shrub native to Canada and the northern parts of the US. It stands roughly 2 m (6.5 ft) tall with many stems and smooth branches.[9]

The tart berries ripen early in spring[10] and are eaten by various birds and mammals.[4] With the seeds removed, they are edible to humans as well,[11] and can be made into jam.[10]

  1. ^ a b USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 9 April 2016
  2. ^ "Biography – MŌSŌMIN – Volume XIII (1901-1910) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ^ "About Moosimin First Nation" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. 2020.
  4. ^ a b Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p. 436. ISBN 0-394-73127-1.
  5. ^ The WPA Guide To 1930s North Dakota (2nd ed.). State Historical Society of North Dakota. 1977. p. 223. ISBN 1891419145. OCLC 317825870.
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  8. ^ a b Matthews, Robin F. "Viburnum edule". Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. ^ USDA PLANTS database, retrieved 15 August 2015
  10. ^ a b Benoliel, Doug (2011). Northwest Foraging: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest (Rev. and updated ed.). Seattle, WA: Skipstone. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-59485-366-1. OCLC 668195076.
  11. ^ Elias, Thomas S.; Dykeman, Peter A. (2009) [1982]. Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods. New York: Sterling. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-4027-6715-9. OCLC 244766414.