Standard
English Name(s): highbush-cranberry, squashberry,
or mooseberry
Local English Name(s) (if different from above):
Scientific Name(s): Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
Upriver Halkomelem Name(s): kwookwuls, kwookwuwuls
Downriver Halkomelem Name(s):
Island Halkomelem Name(s):
Description, Habitat,
Ecology, & Distribution:
This is a straggling to erect shrub growing
up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) tall. The white flowers produce clusters of red
or orange fruits that superficially resemble cranberries in appearance
and tartness, hence the common name, highbush-cranberry. This species
grows in moist forests and forest edges, thickets, rocky slopes, and
other moist habitats from low to middle elevations throughout the coast.
Upriver Halkomelem Cultural
Role(s):
The fruits were picked and eaten.
Downriver Halkomelem
Cultural Role(s):
Island Halkomelem Cultural Role(s);