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Viburnaceae
Viburnum

not marked as a favorite taxon Viburnum lentago Linnaeus. Common name: Nannyberry, Sheepberry. Phenology: May-Jun; late Jul-Aug. Habitat: Shrubby stream-bottoms, other wetlands and wetland margins, also in rocky or sandy uplands. Distribution: New Brunswick and Saskatchewan south to w. Virginia, sw. North Carolina, Missouri, and Colorado. Reported in the past for Georgia (Kartesz 1999) and from Alabama; these reports appear to be based on misidentifications. Also reported as naturalizing from plantings in Alexandria, Virginia (Steury 2011).

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clade: Lentago.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA18, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Va, W, WV, Ferguson (1966a), McAtee (1956); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Viburnum lentago L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Viburnum lentago - FNA18

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #8 of Viburnum lentago© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Viburnum lentago© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Viburnum lentago© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #13 of Viburnum lentago© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Viburnum lentago© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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native range: eastern & central North America



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