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Viburnum urceolatum,
a deciduous shrub with gray-brown bark growing to around 2m in
height, inhabits forest floors or edges in mountainous regions.
Leaves are opposite, generally arranged in pairs at the branch tips.
Their blades measure 5-12cm long, 3-6cm wide, and are long-oblong,
lanceolate, or oval; tips are sharp or obtuse, and bases are
generally cuneate, with serrated margins. Branch ends bear 3-6cm
long umbels; corollas are 3-4mm long, 2-3 mm across, tubular, colors
ranging from white, light red to dark red, tips cleft in five.
Stamens are 5 in number, and their anthers protrude outward and
upward. The fruit (drupe) is broad and oblong, mature red, and turns
black as it matures in September-October. Bloom time. June-July. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
