PLANTS Profile for Viburnum edule (squashberry)

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Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
squashberry

Symbol:

VIED

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

Viburnum pauciflorum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 270. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

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Synonyms:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

VIPA11

Viburnum pauciflorum La Pylaie ex Torr. & A. Gray

Distribution:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, OR, PA, SD, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 35 species in Viburnum

Classification:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus	Viburnum L. – viburnum
Species	Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. – squashberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
squashberry		Special Concern
Michigan:
squashberry or mooseberry		Threatened
New York:
squashberry		Threatened
Vermont:
squashberry		Threatened
Wisconsin:
squashberry		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FACW

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan							Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35261.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 11/24/2009 01:12 PM MST