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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. betulifolium |
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| Viburnum betulifolium Batalin | |
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Viburnum betulifolium, the birchleaf viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae, native to China and the island of Taiwan. Shade tolerant, it is often dominant in the shrub layer of the forests in which it occurs. Widely cultivated outside of China, it has attractive bronze to burgundy Autumn foliage, and the masses of bright red berries are attractive to birds. It is hardy to USDA zone 4.
References
- ^ "Viburnum betulifolium Batalin". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Viburnum betulifolium birchleaf viburnum". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- Huang, Hua; Chen, Zhifa; Liu, Detuan; He, Guoxing; He, Ronghua; Li, Dezhu; Xu, Kun (2017). "Species composition and community structure of the Yulongxueshan (Jade Dragon Snow Mountains) forest dynamics plot in the cold temperate spruce-fir forest, Southwest China". Biodiversity Science. 25 (3): 255–264. doi:10.17520/biods.2016274.
- Lai, Jiangshan1 (2006). "Characteristics of the evergreen broad-leaved forest in Shiping Forest Park, Three Gorges Reservoir Area". Biodiversity Science. 14 (5): 435. doi:10.1360/biodiv.060008.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Birds in your garden". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Viburnum betulifolium Birchleaf Viburnum". Chicago Botanic Garden. Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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