Part of
viburnum genus Viburnum
in
moschatel family Adoxaceae.
Native to most of the 🇺🇸 USA east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48)
(color key).
Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
Viburnum hosts caterpillars of 102 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.
In areas where this plant is native, this plant is among
the wet-loving (but terrestrial
) shrubs and trees planted to protect eroding streambanks, lakeshores, floodplains, stormwater detention ponds, road slopes and landslides, using a process called
live-staking.
Bloom dates, height, light, moisture, etc., for use in a small yard (Pennsylvania). (pages 47, 49 and 51)