Adoxaceae FAMILY

Viburnum foetens

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Viburnum foetens is a deciduous shrub growing up to 3 metres tall[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Himalayas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

HabitatAn undershrub of coniferous forests, it is also found in oak forests from 1500 - 3300 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. , 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ].