Viburnum Lantana

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Tracheophytes
Class:	Angiosperms
Class:	Eudicots
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Adoxaceae
Genus:	Viburnum
Species:	V. Lantana

             

How to identify it:

Viburnum lantana is a perennial plant from the Adoxaceae family, is a native to Europe and the Mediterranean region. They are shrubs or small trees up to 3 meters high. Leaves are toothed, broad and oval in shape and they turn red in the fall. The flowers are creamy white. It blooms from spring to summer. They produce berries that are red first, and then black.

 

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Shrub/deciduous	Perennial	0.5 m to 3.5 m	May-Juin	0 -1900 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	No	Cream-White	Common	Toxic/Low

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber	English	French	Other Name
Elouachna		Wayfaring Tree	Viorne lantane	Wayfarer

 

Related species:

§  Viburnum Odoratissimum -Awabuki

§  Viburnum Macrophyllum

§  Viburnum rigidum

§  Viburnum Opulus

§  Viburnum rhytidophyllum

§  Viburnum Tinus -Laurustunis

§  Viburnum Tomentosum

§  Viburnum Prunifolium

§  Viburnum suspensum