Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Caprifoliaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

  • Description

    Species Description - Straggling shrub 0.5–2 m, with glabrous or finely glandular stems and petioles; petioles 1–3 cm; lvs palmately veined, shallowly 3-lobed, 5–10 cm, sharply serrate, basally rounded to subcordate, sometimes some lvs lobeless and pinnately veined; cymes 1–2.5 cm wide, with less than 50 fls, mostly 5-rayed, short-peduncled; cor 4–7 mm wide; filaments to 1 mm; fr red, 1–1.5 cm; stone flattened, not grooved; 2n=18. Moist woods; Lab. to Alas., s. to Pa., Mich., Minn., Colo., and Ore. June, July. (V. pauciflorum; V. eradiatum)

  • Common Names

    squashberry