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Hobble Bush
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Hobble bush, also known as “witch hobble” because of the crookedness
of its slender trunks, is a very attractive woodland shrub, producing
numerous clusters of white flowers in the spring and maroon colored
leaves in the fall.
Viburnum lantanoides
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Viburnum lantanoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Dipsacales
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Genus:
Viburnum
Species:
V. lantanoides
Binomial name
Viburnum lantanoides
Viburnum lantanoides (also called Hobblebush, Witch-hobble, and Moosewood) is a
perennial shrub of the family Adoxaceae growing 2–4 meters (6–12 ft) high with
pendulous branches that take root where they touch the ground. These rooted branches
form obstacles which easily trip (or hobble) walkers – hence the common name.
The shrub forms large clusters of white to pink flowers in May–June. The flowers on the
outer edge of the clusters are much larger (3–5 cm across). The whole cluster is typically
10 cm across. It has large, cardioid leaves which are serrate, 10–20 cm long. The bark is
gray-brown and warty and the fruit is a drupe which is red, turning to black when
ripened.
The flowers provide nectar for the Celastrina ladon (Spring Azure) butterfly. Mammals
and birds feed on its fruit, twigs, and leaves. The large showy flowers along the edge of
the cluster are sterile, while the small inner flowers have both male and female parts. [1]
Viburnum lantanoides in mixed northern forest of Picea rubens (red spruce) and Betula
alleghaniensis (yellow birch). Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, Canada.
Distribution
Viburnum lantanoides is found in the eastern U.S. and Canada from Georgia to the
Canadian Maritimes. It grows in rich, moist acidic woods, stream banks, and swamps.