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Viburnaceae
Viburnum

*Viburnum plicatum Thunberg. Common name: Japanese Snowball, Doublefile Viburnum. Phenology: Late May-early Jun. Habitat: Suburban woodlands. Distribution: Native of e. Asia. Reported as naturalizing in various states, including n. VA (Steury 2011), se. and sw. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993), OH (Cooperrider 1995), MI (Voss 1996), and others, and apparently becoming more aggressive.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, G, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, McAtee (1956); = n/a — RAB, Tat; > Viburnum plicatum Thunb. var. tomentosa Miq. — Il, orthographic variant. Basionym: Viburnum plicatum Thunb. 1794

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native range: China & Japan



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