Wayfaring-tree

Viburnum lantana

The Wayfaring-tree is a lovely shrub with beautiful white flowers that turn into bright red berries. It grows in many places and is great for birds who love to eat its fruit!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Wayfaring-tree has distinctive grey-green leaves, covered in soft, felt-like hairs, especially underneath. It produces flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers in spring, followed by berries that change from green to bright red, then eventually shiny black.

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Wayfaring-tree

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Its strong, flexible branches were once used by people to make ropes!

Look closely! Its soft leaves are covered in tiny, star-shaped hairs!

The plant's old English name means "traveler's tree" as it grew along ancient paths!

Unlike most trees, its winter buds are 'naked' – they have no protective scales!

Habilidades especiales

Wayfaring-tree's berries change from green to red, then shiny black, acting as a visual signal to birds that they are ripe and ready to eat.

Wayfaring-tree has tough, flexible branches that allow it to bend and sway with strong winds without breaking.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 200-500 cm
Extensión: 150-400 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.5-1 cm
Temporada de floración: Primavera
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Leve
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Eats the ripe black berries.

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits the white flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Brimstone butterfly

Gonepteryx rhamni

Its caterpillars feed on the leaves.

shelters

Great Tit

Parus major

Nests in its dense branches.

Rasgos

Caducifolio

Las plantas caducifolias pierden periódicamente todas sus hojas, por lo general durante el otoño o las estaciones secas.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Arbusto

Un arbusto es una planta leñosa más pequeña que un árbol, típicamente con múltiples tallos que se ramifican desde o cerca del suelo.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.