Viburnum acerifolium L.

Possum haw (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Viburnaceae > Viburnum

Characteristics

A shrub 1-2 m tall. The leaves are like maple leaves. The flowers are small and white. They are in flat topped clusters. The flowers are 6 mm wide in clusters 5-7 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in moist upland forests in Canada. Arboretum Tasmania.
Light 3-6
Soil humidity 5-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Diaphoretic (bark), Oral Aid (bark), Tonic (bark), Analgesic (bark), Emetic (bark), Gastrointestinal Aid (bark), Witchcraft Medicine (bark), Diaphoretic (root), Tonic (root), Anticonvulsive (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Urinary Aid (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Cramp (unspecified), Tea (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Viburnum acerifolium leaf picture by Lydia (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum acerifolium leaf picture by Lily Jones (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum acerifolium leaf picture by Lily Jones (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Viburnum acerifolium flower picture by Linda Thompson (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Viburnum acerifolium fruit picture by Julee Smucker (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum acerifolium fruit picture by Lily Jones (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Viburnum acerifolium world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326263-2
WFO ID wfo-0001290749
COL ID 5BC3V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Viburnum acerifolium f. ovatum Viburnum densiflorum Viburnum acerifolium f. acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium var. acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium var. densiflorum Viburnum acerifolium var. glabrescens Viburnum acerifolium