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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read about the rapid spread of some non-native viburnums in "Choose Your Viburnums with Care"
Read more about Viburnum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Linden Viburnum
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_050419_5794
May Forsyth County NC
Reynolda Estate
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_050909_5085
May Forsyth County NC
Tanglewood Park
Flowers appear in flattened clusters at branch tips, each flower 1/4" (6mm) in diameter, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_051520_0893
May Forsyth County NC
Long Creek Park
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Bryan England bry_viburnum_001
July Wake County NC
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Bryan England bry_viburnum_002
July Wake County NC
Leaves are 2-5" (5-12.5cm) long and are green in summer, turning bronze or burgundy in the fall, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Bryan England bry_viburnum_003
July Wake County NC
Leaf shape is variable, ranging from nearly round to elliptical to lobed, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Bryan England bry_viburnum_005
July Wake County NC
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_092921_1843
September Davie County NC
Advance NC
Many of the lateral veins forking near the margin, per Weakley's Flora (2025).
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_100409_5569
October Forsyth County NC
Reynolda Estate
Fruits are slightly oval-shaped, 0.3" (8mm) long, green initially but red at maturity, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018).
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_101422_5171
October Forsyth County NC
Historic Bethabara trails
Lateral veins nearly straight & prominently parallel for most of their length, per Weakley's Flora (2025).
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_102122_4999
October Forsyth County NC
Winston-Salem
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_110522_5325
November Forsyth County NC
Tanglewood Park
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Lisa Lofland Gould lgo_110820_1378
November Forsyth County NC
Reynolda Estate
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dilatatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
2505
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, other less disturbed forests, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- North Carolina Invasive Plant Council
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy white
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers all alike and fertile
FRUIT:
Fall
Orange/Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p178
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p075
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