Characteristics
Viburnum lentago L.
nannyberry
Shrub and tree swamps, marshes, roadside ditches, and wet to mesic successional fields. A common wetland shrub in at least parts of NY it sometimes occur it large shrub thickets mixed with other shrubs including V. dentatum var. lucidum and Cornus spp. It does best in wet soils but also grows in mesic or seasonally flooded areas.
Tree, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU, FAC+ (NWPL) FAC (NWPL EMP) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Dipsacales
Viburnum lentago L. - nannyberry
Citation
Viburnum lentago L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Seneca, NY: 19 June 2014 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Dutchess, NY: 3 June 2003 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 03 Jun 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 03 Jun 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 20 Mar 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 10 Jun 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 30 May 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Cayuga County, NY: 25 May 2022 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Cayuga County, NY: 25 May 2022 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Cayuga County, NY: 25 May 2022 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Cayuga County, NY: 25 May 2022 -
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 29 May 2009 - 4
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Madison Co., NY: 15 Apr 2017 - 7
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Photo by: Selma Rosenthal. Photo taken: Madison Co., NY: 7 Jan 2016 - 7
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