[The Muskroot, Honeysuckle and Twinflower Families in Mt. Adams Country]

High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry

Viburnum edule

Synonyms: Viburnum opulus var. edule,Viburnum pauciflorum

Inflorescence and leaves of High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry: Viburnum edule (Synonyms: Viburnum opulus var. edule,Viburnum pauciflorum)

The photo above shows the tri-lobed, opposite leaves and inflorescence of high-bush cranberry as seen at Island Cabin Campground on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........June 18, 2006.

Inflorescence of High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry: Viburnum edule (Synonyms: Viburnum opulus var. edule,Viburnum pauciflorum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of high-bush cranberry as seen at Island Cabin Campground on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams.........June 18, 2006.

Twin berries of High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry: Viburnum edule (Synonyms: Viburnum opulus var. edule,Viburnum pauciflorum)

The photo above shows a close-up of a cluster of fruits of high-bush cranberry as seen at the junction of forest roads #23 and #8810 at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams.........August 26, 2005.

Leaf of High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry: Viburnum edule (Synonyms: Viburnum opulus var. edule,Viburnum pauciflorum) - Underside of the leaf of High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry: Viburnum edule (Synonyms: Viburnum opulus var. edule,Viburnum pauciflorum)

The photo at left shows the upper leaf surface of high-bush cranberry as seen at Island Cabin Campground on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams........June 18, 2006.
The photo at right shows a close-up of the lower leaf surface of high-bush cranberry as seen at the junction of forest roads #23 and #8810 at the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams..........June 21, 2005. Note the small cluster of spent flowers. This species usually has fewer than 50 flowers per inflorescence.

Upper leaf surfaces of High-bush Cranberry, Squashberry: Viburnum edule (Synonyms: Viburnum opulus var. edule,Viburnum pauciflorum)

A close-up of the upper leaf surfaces of high-bush cranberry as seen along the Green Mountain Trail #110 where a small creek that drains down to Spring Creek crosses under the trail, several miles northwest of Mt. Adams.........August 5, 2022.

Paul Slichter