Cranberry viburnum
- Latin name: Viburnum trilobum Marsh.
- French name: Viorne trilobée
- Synonym(s): Cranberry-bush , highbush-cranberry
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Taxonomic Serial Number: 35280
530811 - (V. opulus var. americanum Ait.) - C2 , NA2
Description
Leaves
Form
- 3-lobed
- Maple-like
Length
- 5–11 cm
Width
- Almost as wide as long
Margin
- Smooth or sparsely toothed
Petiole
- 2–4 cm long, grooved
- Several small club-shaped glands where it meets the leaf blade
Buds
Form
- Terminal bud usually absent
- Buds with a pair of fused scales
Colour
- Reddish
Flowers
Form
- In large, flat-topped terminal clusters (compound cymes)
- Outer flowers showy, sterile
- Inner flowers small, functional
Width
- To 10 cm
Colour
- Outer flowers white
Structure
- Synoecious
Floral timing
- June and July
Fruits
Form
- Edible
Width
- 8–10 mm
Colour
- Orange to red
Structure
- Drupe
Range
Across Canada
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