Coarse shrub or small tree; lvs exstipulate, elliptic-obovate, 5-15 cm, tapering to a short petiole, veined as in nos. 2-4, [Viburnum rafinesquianum Schult.; Viburnum molle Michx.; & Viburnum dentatum L.] toothed; infl rounded, oppositely branched, the branches becoming bright red in autumn; frs at first pink, becoming blue-black; 2n=16, 32. Spring. Native of Japan, rarely escaped in our range.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = null, non-native 

Wetland Indicator Status:

Diagnostic Traits: leaves not lobed, pinnately veined, rank-smelling; leaves oblong-obovate; lateral veins +/- straight and sparingly branched, terminating in a tooth on leaf margin; petioles >5 mm; stipules absent; bud scales present; inflorescence branches opposite.