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Viburnaceae

Japanese snowball

Viburnum plicatum Thunb.

Family
Viburnaceae
Genus
Viburnum

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Common names

By language (7)
Chinese
粉团, 粉團, 蝴蝶树, 雪球荚蒾, 蝴蝶戏珠花（变种）
Czech
Kalina řasnatá
English
Japanese snowball
Japanese
ヤブデマリ, 藪手毬
Korean
수구화나무
Persian
گلوله برفی ژاپنی, ویبورنوم پلیکاتوم, گل برف ژاپنی, گلولهٔ برفی ژاپنی
Russian
Калина складчатая

Synonyms

  • Actinotinus sinensis Oliv.
  • Viburnum plicatum f. rotundifolium (Rehder) Rehder
  • Viburnum plicatum f. watanabei (Honda) H.Hara
  • Viburnum plicatum subsp. glabrum (Koidz. ex Nakai) Kitam.
  • Viburnum plicatum var. dilatatum Lindl.
  • Viburnum plicatum var. plenum Miq.
  • Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum
  • Viburnum tomentosum Thunb.
  • Viburnum tomentosum f. plenum (Miq.) Rehder
  • Viburnum tomentosum f. rotundifolium (Rehder) Rehder
  • Viburnum tomentosum f. sterile (K.Koch) Zabel
  • Viburnum tomentosum var. plenum (Miq.) Rehder
  • Viburnum tomentosum var. plicatum (Thunb.) Maxim.
  • Viburnum tomentosum var. rotundifolium Rehder
  • Viburnum tomentosum var. sterile K.Koch

Characteristics

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

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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.