NameThatPlant.net: Viburnum dilatatum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum dilatatum FAMILY Viburnaceae 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 Viburnaceae

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

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy white
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers all alike and fertile

FRUIT:
Fall
Orange/Red
Drupe

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