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Shiro TSUYUZAKI
Plant community ecology / Environmental conservation

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

(Update on Feb 29 2008. Revise on Aug 26 2009)

Guelder Rose
Viburnum opulus L. var. calvescens (Rehder) Hara
[Caprifoliaceae]

[ Viburnum opulus var. calvescens | Viburnum edule ]


Viburnum opulus var. clavescens in Hokkaido

Kanboku (カンボク, 肝木)

Habitats: sunny and wet habitats such as forest edge
Lifeform: shrub (2-7 m high)
Seed dispersal: animal

Varieties: V. opulus L.

- var. opulus (セイヨウカンボク)
- var. calvescens (Rehd.) Hara (カンボク)

- f. flavum (Rehd.) Hara (キミノカンボク)
- f. hydrangeoides (Nakai) Hara (テマリカンボク)
- f. puberulum (Komar.) Sugimoto (ケカンボク)

Synonyms

Viburnum opulus L. var. sargentii (Koehne) Takeda
Viburnum sargentii Koehne


Photo taken near Muroran Marine Station, Hokkaido University, Muroran City, on August 20, 2007.


Viburnum opulus var. clavescens on Mount Usu

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This speices is one of the common species on the volcano Mount Usu. The photos were taken in the crater basin on September 19, 2008.

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Viburnum edule (Michaux) Raf.

Mooseberry / Squashberry
No Japanese name (* ヘラジカカンボク, 試訳 tentative translation)

Lifeform: deciduous shrub
Distribution: Alaska - Canada
Habitat: conniferous forest floor

Synonyms

Viburnum pauciflorum La Pylaie ex Torr. et A. Gray
Viburnum opulus var. edule Michx.

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[Left] A bush created by V. edule. [Center] A shurb. [Right] Close-up. In front of the the entrance of Calibou Poker Creeks, Alaska, on August 12 2009.

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References

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