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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Linden Arrowwood, Gamazumi, Linden Viburnum
Common Names in Japanese:
Gamazumi
Description
Physical Description
ID Features: Densely pubescent stems. Upper and lower leaf surfaces are pubescent, especially along the veins. Stems have prominent orange lenticels. Most easily confused with V. wrightii and often is in the trade. V. wrightii lacks the heavy pubescence on leaves and stems and its. leaves have a waxy bloom. The fruits of V. dilatatum are somewhat elongated and those of. V. wrightii are more flattened and larger. V. dilatatum blooms after V. wrightii.
Habit: A multi-stemmed rounded deciduous shrub with an upright to rounded shape. Some plants become a bit leggy at the base ; others maintain dense foliage to the ground .
Flowers: Small creamy white flowers in flattened clusters . Clusters are 3" to 5" in diameter. Bloom time is May to early June. Flower clusters are usually numerous . Blooming can be showy. • Bloom Period: April, May. • Flower Color: near white, white
Seeds: Fruit: Bright red. Borne in flattened clusters . Individual fruits are only 0.33" in diameter. Fruit colors in September and October and persists into December. Late in the fall the fruit shrivels and looks like red raisins. Planting several clones aids fruit set.
Foliage: Summer foliage: Opposite, simple leaves. Obovate to broad-elliptic leaves in most cases. Leaves vary from nearly round to nearly straplike on the same plant. 2" to 5" long and 1" to 2.5" wide. Scalloped margins resulting in coarse , irregular teeth. Color is dark green, usually lustrous . • Fall foliage: Can be russet red, bronze or burgundy. Fall color is inconsistent, but often good. Leaves drop relatively late in the fall.
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 8' to 10' tall, 6' to 10' wide.
Landscaping
Landscape Uses: Borders . Screens . Specimen. Showy for flowers, high quality summer foliage and red fruit. Mass plantings . Groupings. • Liabilities: No serious insect or disease problems. Occasionally needs to have dead or weakened branches pruned out.
Habitat
Hardy to zone 5.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Full sun to light shade. Easily transplanted and established . Does best in moist, fertile soil. Slightly acidic or neutral pH is ideal.
Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.8
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
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- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
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- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
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- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
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- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
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)
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Spermatopsida
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)
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Asteridae
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)
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
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- (Dumortier, 1829) Takhtajan, 1997
- Order:
Dipsacales
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)
- Dumortier, 1829
- Order:
Dipsacales
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- Superorder:
Dipsacanae
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- Subclass:
Asteridae
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- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
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- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
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- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
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- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
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- Kingdom:
Plantae
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Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
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Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Viburnum
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 211 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
V. acerifolium (Arrowwood) · V. acerifolium var. acerifolium (Mapleleaf Arrowwood) · V. acerifolium var. densiflorum (Mapleleaf Viburnum) · V. acerifolium var. glabrescens (Mapleleaf Viburnum) · V. acerifolium var. ovatum (Mapleleaf Viburnum) · V. acuminatum (Viburnum) · V. aff. odoratissimum 'Arboricolum' (Viburnum 'arboricolum') · V. atrocyaneum (Viburnum) · V. awabuki 'Chindo' (Chindo Sweet Viburnum) · V. betulifolium (Birchleaf Viburnum) · V. bitchiuense (Bitchiu Viburnum) · V. bracteatum (Bracted Arrowwood) · V. bracteatum emerald (Emerald Luster Viburnum) · V. buddleifolium (Buddlejaleaf Viburnum) · V. burejaeticum (Manchurian Viburnum) · V. carlesi (Carlesi Viburnum) · V. carlesii (Korean Spice Viburnum) · V. carlesii 'Aurora' (Aurora Koreanspice Viburnum) · V. carlesii 'Charis' (Koreanspice Viburnum) · V. carlesii 'Compactum' (Compact Koreanspice Viburnum) · V. carlesii 'Diana' (Diana Koreanspice Viburnum) · V. chingii (Chinese Viburnum) · V. cinnamomifolium (Cinnamomum-Leafed Viburnum) · V. cylindricum (Viburnum) · V. davidii (David Viburnum) · V. davidii 'Longleaf' (Davids Viburnum) · V. deamii (Deams Viburnum) · V. dentatum (Arrow-Wood Viburnum) · V. dentatum L. var. lucidum Aiton (Arrow-Wood Viburnum) · V. dentatum L. var. scabrellum Torr. & Gray (Arrow-Wood Viburnum) · V. dentatum var. deamii (Deam's Arrowwood) · V. dentatum var. dentatum (Southern Arrowwood) · V. dentatum var. lucidum (Southern Arrowwood) · V. dentatum var. scabrellum (Southern Arrowwood) · V. dentatum var. venosum (Southern Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Autumn Jazz' (Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Blue Muffin' (Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Chicago Lustre' (Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Christom' (Blue Muffin Arrowwood Viburnum) · V. dentatum 'Christom Blue Muffin' (Christom Blue Muffin Arrowwood Viburnum) · V. dentatum 'Moonglow' (Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Morton' (Northern Burgundy® Arrowwood Viburnum) · V. dentatum 'Northern Burgundy' (Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Patzam' (Pathfinder Arrowwood Viburnum) · V. dentatum 'Perle Bleu' (Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Ralph Senior' (Autumn Jazz® Arrowwood Viburnum) · V. dentatum 'Red Feather' (Arrowwood) · V. dentatum 'Synnestvedt' (Chicago Lustre® Arrowwood Viburnum) · V. dilatatum (Linden Arrowwood) · V. dilatatum asian (Asian Beauty Linden Viburnum) · V. dilatatum 'Asian Beauty' (Linden Arrowwood) · V. dilatatum 'Cardinal Candy' (Cardinal Candy Linden Viburnum) · V. dilatatum 'Catskill' (Catskill Viburnum) · V. dilatatum 'Erie' (Erie Viburnum) · V. dilatatum 'Henneke' (Henneke Cardinal Candy Linden Viburnum) · V. dilatatum 'Iroquois' (Iroquous Viburnum) · V. dilatatum 'Michael Dodge' (Linden Arrowwood) · V. dilatatum 'Mt. Airy' (Linden Arrowwood) · V. edule (Few-Flowered Highbush Cranberry) · V. ellipticum (Common Viburnum) · V. farreri (Fragrant Viburnum) · V. farreri 'Album' (Fragrant Viburnum) · V. farreri 'Nanum' (Fragrant Viburnum) · V. fragrans (Culver's Root) · V. grandiflorum (Flowering Viburnum) · V. grandiflorum 'De Oirsprong' (Viburnum 'de Oirsprong') · V. harryanum (Harrys Viburnum) · V. henryi (Henry Viburnum) · V. hupehense (Viburnum) · V. ichangense (Viburnum) · V. jackii (Jack's Viburnum) · V. japonicum (Japanese Viburnum) · V. japonicum 'Variegatum' (Japanese Viburnum) · V. lantana (Wayfaring Tree) · V. lantana 'Aureum' (Wayfaringtree) · V. lantana 'Candy' (Wayfaring Tree) · V. lantana 'Mohican' (Mohican Viburnum) · V. lantana 'Variegata' (Variegated Wayfaring Tree) · V. lantana 'Variegatum' (Wayfaringtree) · V. lantanoides (Hobblebush) · V. lentago (Nanny-Berry) · V. luzonicum (Luzon Viburnum) · V. macrocephalum (Chinese Snowball Bush) · V. macrocephalum 'Sterile' (Chinese Snowball Bush) · V. maculatum (Orjenska Hudika) · V. molle (Kentucky Viburnum) · V. mullaha (Viburnum) · V. nudum (Narrowleaf Witherod Viburnum) · V. nudum earth (Earth Shade Viburnum) · V. nudum var. cassinoides (Appalachian Tea) · V. nudum var. nudum (Possumhaw) · V. nudum'Earthshade' (Earthshade Possumhaw) · V. nudum 'Winterthur' (Appalachian Tea) · V. obovatum (Small-Leaf Arrowwood) · V. obovatum 'Densa' (Dwarf Walter's Viburnum) · V. obovatum 'Mrs. Schiller's Delight' (Dwarf Walters Viburnum) · V. odoratissimum (Sweet Arrowwood) · V. odoratissimum var. awabuki (Sweet Viburnum) · V. odoratissimum var. awabuki 'Chindo' (Sweet Viburnum) · V. opulus (American Cranberrybush)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 27, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 30, 2007:
- Harvard University Herbaria, Harvard University Herbaria
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- National Institute of Genetics, ROIS, Herbarium Specimens of Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Pref., Japan
- National Science Museum of Korea, National Science Museum of Korea Plant
- US National Plant Germplasm System, United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2669737
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-505677
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13763193
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149657-1
- GRIN Nomen Number: 41347
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 505677
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 927323-1
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: VIDI80
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 64406
