Viburnum betulifolium, the birchleaf viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, 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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. betulifolium
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References
edit- ^ a b "Viburnum betulifolium Batalin". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Viburnum betulifolium birchleaf viburnum". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Birds in your garden". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Viburnum betulifolium Birchleaf Viburnum". Chicago Botanic Garden. Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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