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Viburnum opulus

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Viburnum opulus

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Also known as Vibernum opulus, guelder-rose, guelder rose, kalyna, cranberry-tree, water elder, cramp bark, snowball tree

species of plant

AI overview

Viburnum opulus is a flowering shrub native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa that produces white flowers and bright red berries. It is valued in gardens for its ornamental appearance and is also used in traditional medicine and food preparation in various cultures.

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Species

Least Concern

guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderDipsacales
  5. FamilyViburnaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia
Observations89,565
Observations recorded578,249

Common Name: cramp

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
5,161
With media
3,832
Family
Viburnaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, YPM, CHSC, USFWS, CAS, MSC
Recorded in
Canada, China, United States

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Encyclopedic overview

Viburnum opulus, commonly known as the guelder-rose, or guelder rose (/ˈɡɛldər/), is an Old World species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viburnum opulus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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