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Taxon

Viburnum opulus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 268. 1753 [1 Mai 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 045.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 044.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 043.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 046.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 046.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 037.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 044.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 044.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 042.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 042.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 043.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 043.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 041.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 038.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 045.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8  Jun 05. 040.jpg

Viburnum opulus--Georgia. Borjomi-Kharagauli Nat. Pk. 8 Jun 05. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 40 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into China Southeast, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 18, 2003

Location

Japan, Kansai, Shiga (Maibara, Ueno)

35.418333, 136.405

Location Remarks

Ibukiyama (Mount Ibuki).

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

June 8, 2005

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)

42.6625, 44.619722

Location Remarks

Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Family

Viburnaceae

Genus

Viburnum

Specific Epithet

opulus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#239,036 of 335,497

Top 72%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →