Common name:
Wayfaring-tree
Family:
Scientific name:
Viburnum lantana
Main flower color:
Range:
Southern England
Height:
Up to 6 m
Habitat:
Woodland and hedgerows, on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Greenish yellow in bud, white when open; a five-lobed corolla with a greenish centre, and five stamens tipped by yellow anthers. Flowers are produced as a flat-topped cluster, up to 10 cm in diameter
Fruit:
Red berries, ripening to black
Leaves:
Opposite, ovate, lined by small teeth, with pinnate veins and a wrinkled surface. Essentially hairless above and downy below. Up to 10 cm long
Season:
May to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
