Index / Search / Viburnum lentago
§1 Plant
Viburnum lentago L.
vernacular nannyberry — species · Caprifoliaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Viburnum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 551 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Low
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 128 min.
- Precipitation
- 38–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–7
- Root depth
- 14 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 28 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 28 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Red
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 7,843
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 551 counties across 24 states/territories.
Colorado view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Champaign 17019
- Cook 17031
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Iroquois 17075
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Pike 17149
- Randolph 17157
- Sangamon 17167
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Hancock 18059
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Madison 18095
- Miami 18103
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vigo 18167
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ontonagon 26131
- Osceola 26133
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Saginaw 26145
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Norman 27107
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Swift 27151
- Todd 27153
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Missouri view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
North Dakota view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sioux 38085
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
Ohio view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Miami 39109
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Portage 39133
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Crawford 42039
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/VILE ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2888586 ↗Record version
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