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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Honeysuckles, Moschatels, and Allies
  6. Viburnums, Moschatels, and Elders
  7. Viburnums
  8. Nannyberry

species 18,046 observations

Nannyberry

Viburnum lentago

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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130 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Hummingbird Clearwing, Rose Hooktip, Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Azalea Sphinx 42
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Sackenomyia commota 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Two-Marked Treehopper, Hermit Thrush, Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Pine Grosbeak 19
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-rumped Warbler, Neighborly Mining Bee, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow 68

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade Dappled shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Water use
Medium
Soil
Loam Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Deer resistant
Yes
Habit
Arching Open
Plant type
Shrub

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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