Wayfaring-tree

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Viburnum lantana

Wayfaring-tree, a reference photo
Photo: Opioła Jerzy · CC BY 2.5 (licence)

Viburnum lantana, the wayfarer or wayfaring tree, is a species of Viburnum, native to central, southern and western Europe (north to Yorkshire in England), northwest Africa, and southwestern Asia. The vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub is common along waysides.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Wayfaring-tree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

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

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