Viburnum opulus – American bush cranberry
Common Name
American bush cranberry
Family
Adoxaceae
Scientific Name
Viburnum opulus
Alternate Scientific Name
- Viburnum trilobum
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
- Medium (M)
- Wet (W)
Soil Nutrient Regime (SNR)
- Rich (R)
Hitchcock, C. Leo, and Arthur Cronquist. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An Illustrated Manual © 1973. Reprinted with permission of the University of Washington Press.
General / Habitat
- Deciduous shrub, 1-4 m tall
- On moist, Nitrogen rich soils
- Common in broad-leaved forests
Key Identifying Characteristics
- Form: Erect, tall shrub.
- Leaves: Opposite, deeply three lobed, coarsely toothed
- Flowers: five white petals fused into a tube, inflorescence (clusters of many flowers). Stamens exerted
- Fruit: Red, berrylike-drupe in clusters
Interesting Characteristics
- Previously in Caprifoliaceae family
External References
Sources
Douglas, G.W. et al (Editors). 1998-2002. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Volumes 1 to 8. B.C. Min. Environ., Lands and Parks, and B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C.
Pojar, J. and A. MacKinnon. 2014. Plants of Coastal British Columbia Including Washington, Oregon & Alaska. B.C. Ministry of Forestry and Lone Pine Publishing. Vancouver, B.C.