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''Viburnum betulifolium'', the birchleaf viburnum, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Viburnaceae Adoxaceae, commonly known as moschatel family, is a small family of flowering plants in the order Dipsacales, now consisting of five genera and about 150–200 species. They are characterised by opposite toothed leaves, small five- or, more rare ...
, 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.


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betulifolium Flora of Inner Mongolia Flora of Tibet Flora of North-Central China Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Taiwan Plants described in 1894 {{Dipsacales-stub