Taxon

Viburnum opulus

 
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Viburnum opulus - European cranberry-bush viburnum
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Common name: European cranberry-bush viburnum
Family: Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
Distribution: Europe, n.w. Africa and Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A tough, bold, deciduous shrub forming an upright to arching specimen 8-12' tall and wide. Leaves are medium green. White, 3-4" flowers open in May, showing a combination of beige male florets surrounding tiny female florets. Fruits are a berry, changing from green to yellow to shiny red when ripe in September. Fall color is maroon to red.
Links: Flora Europaea • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)

Locations

  • 1: CON: CM13 (CM13) • Accession: D0000-1653.001
  • 2: CON: CN13 (CN13) • Accession: D0000-1655.001
  • 3: DWD: AL06 (AL06) • Accession: D1985-0209.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: FLS: CA23 (CA23) • Accession: D2002-0454.001 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: FLS: CA23 (CA23) • Accession: D2002-0454.002 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: FLS: CA23 (CA23) • Accession: D2002-0454.003 • Origin: Germany • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: FLS: CC23 (CC23) • Accession: D1991-0262.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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