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Viburnum Leaf Beetle
Guide to identifying viburnums

Which viburnum is it?



Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium

Viburnum leaf
beetle home

Guide to identifying Viburnums

  • Common names


  • Is it a viburnum?


  • Which viburnum?


  • Express key


  • ID tutorial


    • Guide to viburnums by David Swaciak.

    Leaf drawings by
    Marcia Eames-Sheavly.

    Logo images by Paul Weston & Craig Cramer

    Leaves:

    • Deciduous
    • 2 to 4 inches long and wide
    • Three-lobed although lobes sometimes small
    • Slightly pubescent above, more so below
    • Stipules (fang-like appendages) on base of petiole, but no glands (bumps) on petiole near leaf base
    Flowers:
    • Yellowish-white flowers with white anthers (pollen filaments, right)
    • 1- to 3-inch cyme (flat-topped cluster)
    • Blooms in June
    Fruit:
    • Black, egg-shaped
    • Less than .5 inch in diameter
    • Ripens in September
    		 Viburnum acerfolium anthers.
    Click for larger image.

    More information: Similar species and distinguishing characteristics:
    Viburnum opulus
    Leaves 2 to 4 inches long and wide.
    Bright red berries.
    Viburnum sargentii
    Leaves 2 to 4& long and wide.
    Scarlet berries.


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