Other common names:
Northern Wild Raisin, Witherod Family: Muskroot Family (Adoxaceae), (Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae)) Distinctive features: Shrub Similar species: • Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) - very similar; a more southern species. Flowers: Spring, Summer; White; 5 parts (petals) Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Simple, Toothed Fruit/Seeds:
Fruits contain a single hard round flat seed. Habitat: Forests, Wet Areas; Open areas, often in damp ground. Edible:
Fruits are edible.
Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 302 Shrubs of Ontario: 461 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common, especially farther north.
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Wild Raisin leaves.
Leaves are opposite.
Ripening fruits.
The fruits stay on the branches into winter. They are edible. Each fruit contains a single hard, flat seed.
This is what the branches look like in the winter after all the fruit has dropped off.
Winter twig.
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