Viburnum spp.

Table 1: Plants taught in Hort 231 (×burkwoodii, carlesii, dentatum, farreri, lantana, opulus var. americanum, plicatum, rhytidophyllum)
Table 2: Other viburnums (×carlcephalum, davidii, ellipticum, lentago, opulus var. opulus, sieboldii, tinus)
All photos by Virginia I. Lohr

Table 1. Plants taught in Hort 231, Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Washington State University.
	Name (Hort 231 plants)	Leaves (Upper and lower surfaces)	Flower buds	Leaf buds
1	Viburnum ×burkwoodii Burkwood viburnum		Naked bud
2	Viburnum carlesii Koreanspice viburnum		Naked bud
3	Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood viburnum		Overlapping bud scales
4	Viburnum farreri Fragrant viburnum		Overlapping bud scales
5	Viburnum lantana Wayfaringtree viburnum		Nearly naked bud
6	Viburnum opulus var. americanum American cranberrybush		Two bud scales
7	Viburnum plicatum Doublefile viburnum		Partially naked bud; two non-overlapping bud scales
8	Viburnum rhytidophyllum Leatherleaf viburnum		Naked bud

Table 2. Additional viburnums not taught in Hort 231
Name	Leaves (Upper and lower surfaces)	Buds
Viburnum ×carlcephalum Fragrant snowball viburnum		Naked bud
Viburnum davidii David viburnum
Viburnum ellipticum Common viburnum, Oval-leaf viburnum, Western viburnum, or Western wayfaringtree		Overlapping scales
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry viburnum		Two bud scales
Viburnum opulus var. opulus European cranberrybush
Viburnum sieboldii Siebold viburnum
Viburnum tinus Laurustinus		Two bud scales

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Virginia Lohr, Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
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