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Maple Leaved Viburnum, Mapleleaf Viburnum - Viburnum acerifolium


Family: Adoxaceae - Muskroot Family Genus Common Name: Viburnum Native Status: NativeDicot Perennial Shrub
Viburnum acerifolium - Maple Leaved Viburnum, Mapleleaf Viburnum . Mapleleaf Viburnum is a shurb that grows to 6 feet tall. It grows in forests and open woods.

Recent classification changes have moved the genus Viburnum, along with Sambucus, out of the Honeysuckle Family and into the Muskroot Family.

Found in:
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV

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Viburnum acerifolium

Distribution of Viburnum acerifolium in the United States and Canada:
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Site: Polk County, TN Date: 2004-May-08Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Dense, rounded white cluster of flowers. You can see the maple-leaf shaped leaves in the background.
Viburnum acerifolium
Site: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA Date: 2009-May-04Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
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Viburnum acerifolium
Site: Walker County, GA Date: 2012-October-14Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro
Maple-leaved viburnum has dark blue, almost black fruit, which ripens in the fall.
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Viburnum acerifolium
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Viburnum acerifolium initially published on USWildflowers.com 2008-12-31; Updated 2017-01-22

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