Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum)

Japanese snowball, a reference photo — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Viburnum plicatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae), native to mainland China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. The Latin specific epithet plicatum means "pleated", referring to the texture of the leaves.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Japanese snowball 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.

Easily confused with

Viburnum hanceanum
Viburnum furcatum

Classification

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

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