name: Squashberry
flavor_db_name_variants: squashberry
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Squashberry
id: 344
name_scientific: 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.
itis_id: 35261
wikipedia_id: Squashberry
picture_file_name: 349.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 82261
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:33:59.000Z
legacy_id: 376
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Berries
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:36.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 237934
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00344