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Adoxaceae FAMILY

Viburnum plicatum

Viburnum plicatum

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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Viburnum plicatum is a much-branched, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 4.5 metres tall, though is usually smaller in cultivation[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is occasionally harveted from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental, usually in its sterile form where the flowers are larger and more showy but unable to produce seed[ 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. ]..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - China, central and southern Japan, Korea
HabitatThickets in mountains; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Mixed forests and thickets; at elevations from 200 - 3,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].