Biology:Viburnum betulifolium

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Viburnum

Viburnum betulifolium
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Leaves
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species:
V. betulifolium
Binomial name
Viburnum betulifolium
Batalin
Synonyms[1]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Viburnum betulifolium Batalin". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149572-1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Viburnum betulifolium birchleaf viburnum". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/18880/i-viburnum-betulifolium-i/details. 
  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. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=497. Retrieved 7 November 2021. 
  6. "Viburnum betulifolium Birchleaf Viburnum". Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 2021. https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantcollections/plantfinder/viburnum_betulifolium--birchleaf_viburnum. 

Wikidata ☰ Q11113571 entry