Fr: viorne cassinoïde, bleuets sains, alisier
Provincial Status: N
Range: nTemp.-sBoreal eNA; thr. Nfld. (except upper nw).
[=Viburnum cassinoides L. var. harbisonii McAtee]
[=Viburnum cassinoides L. var. nitidum (Aiton) McAtee]
[=Viburnum nitidum Aiton]
[=Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & A.Gray]
[=Viburnum nudum L. var. nitidum (Aiton) Zabel]
[Some sources follow a treatment that reduces V. cassinoides to varietal status under V. nudum L. (possumhaw), a tall arborescent shrub or small tree from the seUS. Comparing a few traits of the two species, Viburnum cassinoides is 1-3 m tall, inflorescences are borne on stalks 1.3 cm long, anthers are exserted 1-3.5 mm above the corolla, and the fruits are sweet-tasting (hence the common name), while V. nudum is 3-6 m tall, inflorescences stalks are 3.5 cm long, anthers are exserted 4-5 mm above the corolla, and fruits are bitter tasting. See Fernald (1950, 1970) for full descriptions of both species.]