Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum lantana
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.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum lantana
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Wayfaring Tree
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vila_001_lvd
Leaves with very uniform serrations & a strong reticulate venation pattern, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulurist, Bugwood.org bug_1480536
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Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulurist, Bugwood.org bug_1480546
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The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org bug_5143053
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Drupe 1/3" long, yellow changing to red and finally black, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org bug_5147073
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Flowers white, actually creamy - due to numerous yellow stamens, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5400101
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5400198
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Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, closely denticulate, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5400198b
Month Unknown Hungary
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum lantana
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum lantana
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
2508
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Widely planted, sometimes escaped or persistent, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy white
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers all alike and fertile
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow to Red to Black
Drupe
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