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Viburnum edule

(Michx.) Raf.

Squashberry

G5Secure Found in 88 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157924
Element CodePDCPR07070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderDipsacales
FamilyViburnaceae
GenusViburnum
Synonyms
Viburnum pauciflorumLa Pylaie ex Torr. & Gray
Other Common Names
Highbush Cranberry (EN) squashberry (EN) Viorne comestible (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-10-03
Range Extent Comments
VIBURNUM EDULE occurs from Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Oregon, northern Idaho, Colorado, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in moist, wooded habitats (Wildflower Center, 2010).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/Woodland
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
NunavutS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
LabradorS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
VermontS1Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
South DakotaS3Yes
New YorkS2Yes
WisconsinS2Yes
MichiganS2Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
MontanaS4Yes
New HampshireSHYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MaineS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (88)
Alaska (50)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
ConeTongass National Forest128,454
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
East MitkofTongass National Forest8,795
East WrangellTongass National Forest7,630
El CapitanTongass National Forest26,693
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Green RocksTongass National Forest11,093
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
QuartzTongass National Forest143,003
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Lebeau #507Kootenai National Forest1,259
Mt. Hefty Ra 1481Flathead National Forest12,938
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Thompson Seton #483Kootenai National Forest29,379
New Hampshire (5)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
Oregon (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (18)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Wildflower Center. 2010. Native Plant Database: <i>Viburnum edule</i>. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Austin. Accessed: September 29, 2022. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIED