Image to followAI-generated illustrationViburnum opulus
Viburnum opulus cv. 'Roseum'
FamilyGenus: Viburnumnative in Germany
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About this species
Viburnum opulus is a native deciduous shrub or small tree, typically around 2.8 metres in height, bearing broad leaves and flowering in May and June.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Annual cycle
This deciduous shrub comes into leaf in spring, flowers from May to June, and drops its leaves in autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
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Flowering period
Mai – Jun
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch/Baum
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
2.808 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Viburnum opulus is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub or small tree native in Great Britain. It typically reaches a height of around 2.8 metres. The leaves are broad, averaging about 3016 square millimetres in area, and are shed in autumn. Flowering takes place from May to June. This species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. The diaspores have a mean mass of roughly 27.4 milligrams.
Pollinators & visitors
27 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Turdus iliacusPieris rapaeCallophrys rubiMelecta albifronsPararge aegeriaCelastrina argiolusFabriciana adippeApis melliferaAndrena fulvaAndrena nigroaeneaAndrena haemorrhoaLasioglossum zonulumPolygonia c-albumBombus hypnorumAglais urticaeVanessa atalantaAndrena flavipesManiola jurtinaAndrena chrysoscelesBombus pascuorumAndrena wilkellaAcronicta rumicisAndrena nitidaAndrena dorsataAnorthoa mundaClytus arietisZootoca vivipara
Host relationships
5 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
65 other species visit the flowers
Sylvia atricapillaTurdus philomelosErithacus rubeculaTurdus viscivorusPica picaPyrrhula pyrrhulaTroglodytes troglodytesCorvus coronePhylloscopus collybitaSylvia currucaPhoenicurus phoenicurusRegulus ignicapillaPhoenicurus ochrurosParus majorSylvia communisTurdus torquatusSturnus vulgarisParus montanusCoccothraustes coccothraustesGarrulus glandariusSylvia borinDendrocoptes mediusFicedula hypoleucaDendrocopos majorTurdus merulaApodemus flavicollisMuscardinus avellanariusPeriparus aterMartes martesAnthaxia nitidulaPyrrhalta viburniFormica fuscaHarmonia axyridisAnthrenus verbasciTenthredo vespaCalvia quatuordecimguttataGrammoptera ruficornisLasiocampa quercusValgus hemipterusMisumena vatiaPasser montanusSciurus carolinensisPhyllobius oblongusDinoptera collarisBombycilla garrulusTurdus pilarisAegithalos caudatusColumba oenasChloris chlorisCyanistes caeruleus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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