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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum plicatum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
See more pictures at www.invasive.org.
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 Japanese Snowball Viburnum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum plicatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosa
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Snowball Viburnum, Doublefile Viburnum
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April Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
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April Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
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April Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
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The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org bug_5147076
Month Unknown
Lvs ovate/suborbicular, widest near or below mid, 8-12 lateral veins per side, per Weakley's Flora.
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Inflorescence umbelliform, marginal flowers sterile & larger than central flrs, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum plicatum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum plicatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDING & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosa
2506
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, 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
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy white
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual (inner flowers) & sterile (outer flowers)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Red to Black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".