Horticulture 221
Identification Characteristics - Shrub List #2
J. E. Klett

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

Viburnum opulus - European Cranberrybush Viburnum

Leaves - Opposite, simple, similar to V. trilobum, with rather shorter, more toothed lobes, pubescent beneath or sometimes glabrous, petiole 2/5 - 4/5" long, with narrow grooves and few large disk-like glands.

Buds - Plump, 2 to 3 scaled, greenish-reddish brown, glabrous, shiny.

Fruit - Berry-like drupe, bright red persisting into the winter.

Stem - Light gray, glabrous, smooth.

Flowers - White borne on 2-3" diameter flat topped cymes.

HABIT	FRUIT	BUDS

STEM	FLOWER