Common name
English: Snowball Tree
German: Gemeiner Schneeball
Mandarin: 欧洲荚蒾 (ou zhou jia mi)
English: Snowball Tree
German: Gemeiner Schneeball
Mandarin: 欧洲荚蒾 (ou zhou jia mi)
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Dipsacales (33)
Family: Adoxaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Viburnum (4)
Epithet: opulus L. (1)
Synonyms: Opulus edulis J.S.Presl, Opulus glandulosa Moench., Opulus lobatofolia Gilib., Opulus oxycoccos J.S.Presl, Opulus palustris S.F.Gray, Opulus rosea Schur, Opulus trilobifolia Gilib., Opulus vulgaris Borckh., Viburnum americanum Mill., Viburnum glandulosum Salisb., Viburnum lobatum Lam., Viburnum nanum hort., Viburnum opuloides Muhl., Viburnum opulus M.Gajic, Viburnum oxycoccos Pursh, Viburnum palustre Rafin., Viburnum pinnina Rafin., Viburnum primina Rafin., Viburnum rosaceum hort., Viburnum roseum Steud. (L.)
americanum => from America
edulis => edible
glandulosa => full of glands, glandular
lobatum => divided into or bearing lobes
opulus => refers to lat. opulus for Acer campestre
oxycoccos => sharp (acid) berry
palustre => marshy
palustris => bog, swamp-loving
rosea => rose or pale red-pink coloured
vulgaris => common, everyday
Climate: temperate
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
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