Korean Spice Viburnum
Korean Spice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
20-50 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This deciduous shrub grows in the wild forests of Korea and Tsushima Island. Its copper-colored leaves turn into clusters of flowers that shift from red buds to pale pink.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Viburnaceae
Genus
Viburnum
Species
Viburnum carlesii