Viburnaceae
Cranberry-tree
Viburnum opulus
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Genus
- Viburnum
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Common names
By language (64)
- Arabic
- رباطية درهمية الأزهار, أفلوس ثلجي, افلوس, بلسان الماء, فيبرن بيلساني, قشرة المعص, رباطية ثلاثية الفصوص
- Armenian
- Բռնչի սովորական
- arz
- رباطيه درهمية الازهار, رباطيه ثلاثية الفصوص
- Asturian
- Piernu
- atj
- Aritetaminatikw
- azb
- عادی باشین آغاجی
- Azerbaijani
- Adi başınağacı
- Basque
- Gaukar
- Belarusian
- Каліна звычайная, Каліна чырвоная
- Bulgarian
- Червена калина
- Catalan
- Aliguer
- Chinese
- 欧洲荚蒾, 歐洲莢蒾, 早禾树, 欧洲琼花, 欧洲雪球, 肝木莢蒾, 鸡树条, 欧洲绣球
- chm
- Поланвондер
- Croatian
- Kalina
- cv
- Ахаль палан
- Czech
- Kalina obecná
- Danish
- Almindelig Kvalkved, Kvalkved, Ulvsrøn
- Dutch
- Gelderse roos, Gelderseroos
- English
- Cranberry-tree, European cranberrybush, Guelder-rose, Guelder rose, Common snowball, Cramp bark, Kalyna, Snowball tree
- Esperanto
- Opulo
- Estonian
- Harilik lodjapuu, Hullukoeramarjapuu, Koerõispuu, Leedripuu, Lodjapuu, Õispuu
- Finnish
- Koiranheisi, Lumipalloheisi, Lumipallopensas, Koiranheisipuu, Amerikanheisi
- French
- Viorne obier, Obier, Rose de Gueldre
- frr
- Snäbaal
- Galician
- Flor do mundo
- German
- Gewöhnlicher Schneeball, Gemeiner Schneeball, Amerikanischer Schneeball
- Greek
- Καλίνα
- Hebrew
- מורן שסוע עלים
- hsb
- Dźiwja kaledźina
- Hungarian
- Kányabangita
- inh
- Тоачув
- Irish
- Caor chon, Rós Ollannach
- Italian
- Oppio
- Japanese
- カンボク, アメリカカンボク
- Kazakh
- Кәдімгі шәңкіш
- Korean
- 양백당나무
- kw
- Skaw dowr
- Latvian
- Parastā irbene, Irbene
- Lithuanian
- Paprastasis putinas
- Macedonian
- Црвена удика
- mdf
- Чивге, Чивгокс
- mwl
- Noveleiro
- myv
- Чевгекс
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Krossved
- olo
- Ruskei höydöipuu
- os
- Хуымæтæджы мыртгæ
- Persian
- بوداغ
- Polish
- Kalina koralowa
- Portuguese
- Noveleiro, Rosa-de-gueldres, Bola-de-neve, Espirema, Novelo, Novelo-cromático, Novelo-da-china
- Russian
- Калина обыкновенная, Калина красная, Красная калина, Обыкновенная калина, Калина трёхлопастная
- se
- Beatnatmiestta
- Serbian (Latin)
- Crvena hudika
- sgs
- Potins
- Slovak
- Kalina obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Brogovita
- smn
- Pennuumiestâ
- Spanish
- Borlones, Corcovanos, Guelde, Mundillos, Rocela, Rosal de Gueldres, Sabuco-rosa, Sauco acuático globoso
- Swedish
- Skogsolvon, Beinve, Krossved, Kvalkved, Olgon, Olvon, Snöbollsbuske, Ugglerönn
- Tatar
- Гади балан
- Turkish
- Gilaburu, Gilaboru
- Ukrainian
- Калина звичайна, Калина червона, Червона калина
- Vietnamese
- Vót châu Âu, Vót Âu Châu
- Walloon
- Sawou d' aiwe, Sayou d' aiwe
- Welsh
- Gwifwrnwydd y gors
Synonyms
- Opulus edulis J.Presl
- Opulus glandulosa Moench
- Opulus oxycoccos (Pursh) J.Presl
- Opulus palustris Gray
- Opulus vulgaris Borkh.
- Viburnum americanum Mill.
- Viburnum glandulosum Salisb.
- Viburnum lobatum Lam.
- Viburnum nanum Dippel
- Viburnum opuloides Muhl.
- Viburnum opulus f. glabrifolium Gajić
- Viburnum opulus subsp. americanum (Mill.) Piper & Beattie
- Viburnum opulus subsp. opulus
- Viburnum opulus subsp. trilobum (Marshall) R.T.Clausen
- Viburnum opulus var. flavum Horw.
- Viburnum opulus var. opulus
- Viburnum opulus var. pimina Michx.
- Viburnum opulus var. subintegrifolium (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Viburnum opulus var. trilobum (Marshall) McAtee
- Viburnum opulus var. vasicii Gajić
- Viburnum oxycoccos Pursh
- Viburnum oxycoccos var. eradiatum Oakes
- Viburnum oxycoccos var. subintegrifolium Hook.
- Viburnum palustre Raf.
- Viburnum pinnina Raf.
- Viburnum primina Raf.
- Viburnum trilobum Marshall
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
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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.