▁s ask ato on , ▁Pacific ▁service berry , ▁western ▁service berry , ▁al der - leaf ▁sh ad b ush , ▁d war f ▁sh ad b ush , ▁ch uck ley ▁p ear , ▁or ▁western ▁j une berry , ▁is ▁a ▁shr ub ▁with ▁ed ible ▁ber ry - like ▁fruit , ▁native ▁to ▁North ▁America ▁from ▁Al aska ▁across ▁most ▁of ▁western ▁Canada ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁north - central ▁United ▁States . ▁Histor ically , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁p ige on ▁ber ry . ▁It ▁grows ▁from ▁sea ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁range , ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁elev ation ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁shr ub ▁in ▁the ▁forest ▁under story . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁s ask ato on ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁C ree ▁in animate ▁n oun ▁mis â sk w at ô mina ▁( mis â sk w at ô min ▁N I ▁s g , ▁s ask ato on berry , ▁mis â sk w at ô mina ▁N I ▁pl ▁s ask ato on ber ries ). ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁S ask ato on , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁this ▁ber ry . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁name ▁al n ifolia ▁is ▁a ▁femin ine ▁ad jective . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁comp ound ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁word ▁for ▁" al der ", ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁" leaf ", ▁. ▁ ▁Description