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| Name | Squashberry | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Viburnum edule | ||||||||||
| Description | Viburnum edule, the squashberry, mooseberry, pembina, pimbina, highbush cranberry, lowbush cranberry or moosomin in Cree language, is a small shrub species. It is native to Canada and the northern parts of the US. Fruit - raw or cooked. The fully ripe fruits are mildly acid with a pleasant taste. The ovoid fruit is about 8mm long and contains a single large seed. The fruit can also be dried for winter use. It is highly valued for jam. It is best before a frost and with the skin removed. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00344 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Fruits | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Berries | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Dipsacales | ||||||||||
| Family | Adoxaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Viburnum | ||||||||||
| Species | edule | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 35261 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Squashberry | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||