Viburnaceae

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago L.

Family: Viburnaceae
Genus: Viburnum

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Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) — FlowerPhoto: Leroy Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Belarusian: Каліна канадская
Chinese: 保姆莓, 細枝莢蒾, 梨叶荚蒾
Croatian: Kanadska hudika
Czech: Kalina severoamerická
English: Nannyberry, Nanyberry, Sheepberry, Sweet viburnum
Finnish: Kiiltoheisi
Lithuanian: Kanadinis putinas
Persian: بداغ
Polish: Kalina kanadyjska
Swedish: Glansolvon

Synonyms

Viburnum lentago var. pyrifolium Chapm.
Viburnum lentago var. sphaerocarpum A.Gray ex Fernald
Viburnum lentagoides Raf.
Viburnum vetteri Zabel

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 745 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Leroy Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ron Burkert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mike B, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Connor Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: amycswarr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Danilo Diedrichs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.