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Viburnum wrightii
Wright Viburnum
Caprifoliaceae
Located at front corner of Monteith bldg. near Budds bldg.
- leaves opposite, ovate to rounded, with fine teeth on margin
- leaves dark green, with reddish fall color
- buds similar to V. dilatatum, imbricate with reddish brown
scales
- flower buds and foliar buds similar
- stems brown to gray, glabrous and smooth (primary feature to contrast
with V. dilatatum)
- flowers white, in a flat-topped cluster, in mid-spring
- flower pedicels lack fuzz or pubescence
- fruit is a red drupe, perhaps slightly darker and larger than V.
dilatatum), persistent
- habit is an upright-rounded shrub, medium to large size
- plant may become leggy at base
View Viburnum
wrightii page in the UConn Plant Database
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