Viburnaceae

Common viburnum

Viburnum ellipticum Hook.

Family: Viburnaceae
Genus: Viburnum

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Common viburnum (Viburnum ellipticum) — FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: رباطية إهليلجية
arz: رباطيه اهليلجيه
English: Common viburnum

Synonyms

Viburnum ellipticum var. macrocarpum Suksd.

Flowers

In flower: May (from 61 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Clifton Ladd, C.W.B., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: kunstmanl, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Judi Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.