Details for: WLP 2056, Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton, Elbow Creek


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton
Top Name:
Elbow Creek
Origin:
Collected – Wisconsin, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
21 Nov 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
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Seed30 countWLP 2056 2019w01 SD
 
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FRUIT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton
Top Name:
Elbow Creek
Origin:
Collected – Wisconsin, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
21 Nov 2019
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
12 November 2019.
Wisconsin, United States
Locality: Elbow Creek watershed located approximately 3.5 miles south of Athelstane along County Highway A, T34N R19E extreme eastern edge Sec. 34 and western edge of Sec. 35, Marinette County
Coordinates: 45.3731, -88.0997 (Map it)
Elevation: 272m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Roadside, floodplain. Neutral ph fen (no ericaceous plants noted)
Number of plants sampled: 20
Associated species: Scattered trees including Larix laricina, Acer rubrum, Populus tremuloides, and Pinus strobus. Associates: Lonicera villosa, Lonicera oblongifolia, Lonicera hirsuta, Lonicera dioica, Rhamnus alnifolia, Potentilla fruticosa, Myrica gale, Spiraea alba, Hypericum kalmianum, Salix petiolaris, Alnus rugosa, Aronia melanocarpa, Symphoricarpus occidentalis, Prunus virginiana, Betula glandulifera, Viburnum rafinesqueanum, Viburnum lentago, Ilex verticillata, Clematis virginiana, Carex spp., Platanthera psycodes, Gentianopsis crinita, and Castilleja coccinea
Slope: 0
Comment: Sampled approximately 20 specimens found within a 500 yard x 150 yard area. Coordinates provided refer to plants sampled within a mile radius.
Collector(s):
Donated
21 November 2019.
Wisconsin, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Elbow Creek
Type: Local name

Ames 35246
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

NA 86441
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Plants in nature measuring between 6 and 12 feet in height with bright red fruits.
Viburnum opulus L. var. americanum Aiton
Genus:
Viburnum
Family:
Viburnaceae
Nomen number:

41396
Place of publication:

Hort. kew. 1:373. 1789
Verified:
02/11/1998 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Viburnum opulus L. (7 active accession[s])
Viburnum opulus L. var. opulus (6 active accession[s])
Viburnum opulus L. var. sargentii (Koehne) Takeda (25 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Viburnum trilobum Marshall

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican cranberry-bush  1Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Englishhighbush cranberry  1Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Swedishamerikanskt olvon  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
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Actions
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed NA 86441 to WLP 2056. 11 Jan 2022.
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