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Leatherleaf viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Japanese snowballViburnum plicatum
Laurustinus viburnumViburnum tinus
Siebold's ViburnumViburnum sieboldii
Late cotoneasterCotoneaster coriaceus
Willow-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster salicifolius
Hazel PomaderrisPomaderris aspera
linden viburnumViburnum dilatatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 9,122 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 7,892 |
| Germany | 417 |
| Virginia | 217 |
| District of Columbia | 186 |
| Maryland | 186 |
| Austria | 173 |
| New York | 129 |
| New Jersey | 128 |
| Tennessee | 116 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies · Dipsacales |
| Family | elder family · Viburnaceae |
| Genus | viburnums · Viburnum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Leatherleaf viburnum with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.