Flower ID: IMG_1038.JPG-05-20-2024 Flower name (scientific): Viburnum opulus Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) vih-BUR-num OP-yoo-lus Flower name (common): Guelder Rose Family name (common): Moschatel Family name (scientific): Adoxaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin name for wayfaring-tree. Specific epithet: A kind of maple tree. Also, an old name for the guelder rose. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches (1.3 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 96 to 180 inches (2.4 to 4.6 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate (OH) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodland edges, forest edges, swamps, sun or part shade, moist to wet. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Viburnum opulus is fairly similar to Viburnum trilobum, which is sometimes called Viburnum opulus var. americanum. One way to differentiate these two species is to examine the glands on the leaf stalk need the leaf blade edge. Viburnum opulus has concave shaped glands with an obvious edge. Viburnum trilobum has convex shaped glands with no obvious rim. Ethnobotany: The Menominee use the berries as a favored fruit (Smith, p. 63, 1923). The Ojibwe used the inner bark to prepare a tea, which was used as a physic and as a remedy for stomach cramps (Smith, p. 361, 1932). Latitude: 44.801300 Longitude: -91.505328 Altitude: 248.00 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FAC