Viburnum lantanoides
Common name:
Hobblebush
Pronunciation:
vi-BER-num lan-ta-NOI-dez
Family:
Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf deciduous shrub, to 9-12 ft (~2.5-3.5 m) high, branches forked, outer branches often pendulous and may root if they touch the ground and grow in a procumbent manner. Leaves opposite, simple, broad-ovate, in widely spaced pairs, 10-20 cm long, irregularly serrate, tip short acuminate, base cordate, stellate pubescence on both sides, eventually glabrous, but may be retained on the veins below; petiole 3-6 cm long. Leaves may have good red fall color. Flowers in 8-12 cm wide clusters, marginal flowers white, sterile and 2.5 cm wide. Fruit is red at first then black, 8 mm long.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 3 Native range from New Brunswick to Michigan and south to North Carolina; mostly found in shady, moist mountain woods.
- lantanoides: similar to or resembles Viburnum lantana
- Hobblebush: common name apparently derived from the ability of pendulous branches to touch the ground and root which form obstacles to travel and easily trip (or hobble) walkers.
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