Viburnum plicatum
Japanese Snowball
Also known as: Actinotinus sinensis Oliv. +18 more
- Actinotinus sinensis Oliv.
- Viburnum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.
- Viburnum plicatum f. glabrum (Koidz. ex Nakai) Rehder
- Viburnum plicatum f. lanceatum (Rehder) Rehder
- Viburnum plicatum f. mariesii (J.H.Veitch) Rehder
- Viburnum plicatum f. roseum (Doney) Rehder
- Viburnum plicatum f. rotundifolium (Rehder) Rehder
- Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum (Miq.) Rehder
- Viburnum plicatum f. watanabei (Honda) H.Hara
- Viburnum plicatum subsp. glabrum (Koidz. ex Nakai) Kitam.
- Viburnum plicatum var. dilatatum Lindl.
- Viburnum plicatum var. lanceatum (Rehder) Rehder
- Viburnum plicatum var. plenum Miq.
- Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum (Thunb.) Miq.
- Viburnum plicatum var. watanabei Honda
- Viburnum tomentosum f. cuspidatum (Maxim.) Zabel
- Viburnum tomentosum f. plenum (Miq.) Rehder
- Viburnum tomentosum Thunb.
- Viburnum tomentosum Thunb. ex A.Murray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Viburnaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Viburnum plicatum (commonly known as Japanese Snowball) is a shrub belonging to the Viburnaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms