Viburnum opulus
Tracheophyta
›Magnoliopsida›Caprifoliaceae›Viburnum›Viburnum opulus
Ecology
This deciduous shrub of neutral or calcareous soils is found in woodland, scrub and hedgerows, in fen carr and Alnus and Salix thickets, and on stream banks, favouring damp places, but also found in dry habitats. It is planted in parks and gardens and plants which spread from these sites to the wild sometimes include yellow-fruited cultivars (Lousley, 1976a). 0-400 m (south of Garrigill, Cumberland).
Status
Native
Trends
The distribution of V. opulus is similar to that shown in the 1962 Atlas.
World Distribution
Circumpolar Temperate element.
Broad Habitats
Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland
Light (Ellenberg): 6
Moisture (Ellenberg): 7
Reaction (Ellenberg): 6
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 6
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.6
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 15
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1019
Height (cm): 400
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Mega-, meso- and microphanerophyte
Woodiness
Woody
Clonality - primary
Little or no vegetative spread
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 1854
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 565
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 1
Atlas Change Index: -0.15
Weighted Changed Factor: 30
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
19
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000004328