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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Adoxaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read about the rapid spread of some non-native viburnums in "Choose Your Viburnums with Care"
Read more about Viburnum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Linden Viburnum
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Adoxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
2505
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, other less disturbed forests, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy white
Flowers all alike and fertile
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Fall
Orange/Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p178
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p075