Guelder-rose - Viburnum opulus
Alternative names
Guelder Rose
Description
Shrub to 4 metres, with angled young twigs. Flowers white, in broad flat topped clusters 4.5 to 10.5 cm across, inner florets fertile 4 to 7 mm surrounded by a few large sterile flowers 15 to 20 mm. Berry is shiny red when ripe.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Hedgerows and woodland on damp soils.
When to see it
June and July.
Life History
Deciduous.
UK Status
Frequent throughout most of Britain, less common in Scotland.
VC55 Status
Quite common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 308 of the 617 tetrads.
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015