Viburnum betulifolium

Viburnum betulifolium, the birchleaf viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae, native to China and the island of Taiwan.[1][2] Shade tolerant, it is often dominant in the shrub layer of the forests in which it occurs.[3][4] Widely cultivated outside of China, it has attractive bronze to burgundy Autumn foliage, and the masses of bright red berries are attractive to birds.[5][2] It is hardy to USDA zone 4.[6]

Flowers
Fruit

Viburnum betulifolium
Leaves
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species:
V. betulifolium
Binomial name
Viburnum betulifolium
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Viburnum adenophorum W.W.Sm.
    • Viburnum betulifolium var. flocculosum (Rehder) P.S.Hsu
    • Viburnum dasyanthum Rehder
    • Viburnum flavescens W.W.Sm.
    • Viburnum hupehense Rehder
    • Viburnum lobophyllum Graebn.
    • Viburnum luzonicum var. morrisonense (Hayata) S.S.Ying
    • Viburnum morrisonense Hayata
    • Viburnum ovatifolium Rehder
    • Viburnum taihasense Hayata
    • Viburnum wilsonii Rehder

References
  1. "Viburnum betulifolium Batalin". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. "Viburnum betulifolium birchleaf viburnum". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. Huang, Hua; Chen, Zhifa; Liu, Detuan; He, Guoxing; He, Ronghua; Li, Dezhu; Xu, Kun (2017). "Species composition and community structure of the Yulongxueshan (Jade Dragon Snow Mountains) forest dynamics plot in the cold temperate spruce-fir forest, Southwest China". Biodiversity Science. 25 (3): 255–264. doi:10.17520/biods.2016274.
  4. Lai, Jiangshan1 (2006). "Characteristics of the evergreen broad-leaved forest in Shiping Forest Park, Three Gorges Reservoir Area". Biodiversity Science. 14 (5): 435. doi:10.1360/biodiv.060008.
  5. "Birds in your garden". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. "Viburnum betulifolium Birchleaf Viburnum". Chicago Botanic Garden. Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.


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