Squashberry, Mooseberry (Viburnum edule)

Synonym:

Status: endangered in Wisconsin

Habitat Description: moist quartzite talus slopes and other cool moist areas with boreal plant affinities

Habitat Classification
WI NHI:
Curtis: Moist Talus Slope
Kotar:
Forest Cover:

Range: Barron and Rusk

Comments: Found at the base of slopes. Requires shading to maintain cool micro-habitat.

Phenology: flowers from May to July and produces red or orange berries in September

Field Guides:
Britton and Brown, p.3:292/p.3:292
Gleason 1963, p.652
Gleason 1991, p.513
Newcomb, p.304/p.305