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Squashberry "Low Bush-Cranberry" Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) Description General - straggly to erect shrub, 0. -2 m tall; bark smooth, reddish to dark grey.
Flowers - 3 to 30 in flat-topped to rounded clusters (1-3 cm across) on short stems from leaf axils; flowers are small; appearing in June and early July. Fruit - light red or orange, berry-like drupes, 8-10 mm long, with single, large, flattened stone; edible, juicy, acidic, strong smelling; ripening in July and August. Habitat Moist forests, thickets, margins of wetlands and streambanks, widespread across the NW Ontario boreal region. Notes The berries are edible but best suited for preparation of delicious jellies.
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Leaves - opposite; round to obovate, 4-10 cm wide, shallowly 3-lobed, sharply toothed, hairy below.