The Wild Garden: Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database

Viburnum ellipticum (Oval Leaf Viburnum)

Kingdom	:	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	:	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	:	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	:	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	:	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	:	Asteridae
Order	:	Dipsacales
Family	:	Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus	:	Viburnum L. – viburnum
Species	:	Viburnum ellipticum Hook. – common viburnum

This fine, deciduous shrub has hairy stalks and deeply toothed, attractive foliage. The white flowers form dense clusters of 1-2.” The fruit is red and clustered – very showy.

It is at home in the Pacific northwest from southern Washington to northern California (USDA 7-9), where it occurs in thickets and open woods.

It is somewhat drought tolerant and survives in drier sites than V. edule.

Photo above right and below right are by Walter Siegmund.

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