Viburnum betulifolium

Viburnum betulifolium, the birchleaf viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to China and the island of Taiwan.^[1][2] Shade tolerant, it is often dominant in the shrub layer of the forests in which it occurs.^[3][4] Widely cultivated outside of China, it has attractive bronze to burgundy Autumn foliage, and the masses of bright red berries are attractive to birds.^[5][2] It is hardy to USDA zone 4.^[6]

Flowers

Fruit

Viburnum betulifolium
Leaves
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Adoxaceae
Genus:	Viburnum
Species:	V. betulifolium
Binomial name
Viburnum betulifolium Batalin
Synonyms[1]
List Viburnum adenophorum W.W.Sm. Viburnum betulifolium var. flocculosum (Rehder) P.S.Hsu Viburnum dasyanthum Rehder Viburnum flavescens W.W.Sm. Viburnum hupehense Rehder Viburnum lobophyllum Graebn. Viburnum luzonicum var. morrisonense (Hayata) S.S.Ying Viburnum morrisonense Hayata Viburnum ovatifolium Rehder Viburnum taihasense Hayata Viburnum wilsonii Rehder