Viburnaceae

Linden arrowwood

Viburnum dilatatum Thunb.

Family: Viburnaceae
Genus: Viburnum

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Linden arrowwood: Viburnum dilatatum 'Erie' (Caprifoliaceae), Linden viburnum, growing at the Missouri Botanical Garden. — Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 荚蒾, 莢蒾, 荚蒾根, 庐山荚蒾, 短柄荚蒾, 黄褐绒毛荚蒾
English: Linden arrowwood, Linden viburnum
Japanese: ガマズミ
Korean: 가막살나무

Synonyms

Viburnum brevipes Rehder
Viburnum dilatatum f. xanthocarpum Rehder
Viburnum dilatatum var. dilatatum
Viburnum dilatatum var. fulvotomentosum (P.S.Hsu) P.S.Hsu
Viburnum dilatatum var. macrophyllum P.S.Hsu
Viburnum erosum var. hirsutum Pamp.
Viburnum fulvotomentosum P.S.Hsu

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hamachidori, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yushin Hozumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Hamachidori, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yushin Hozumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Yushin Hozumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: bastus917, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.