About Viburnum ellipticum Hook.
Viburnum ellipticum Hook., commonly called common viburnum or oval-leaved viburnum, is a shrub species belonging to the Adoxaceae plant family. This deciduous shrub produces oval or rounded leaf blades that measure 2 to 6 centimetres (3⁄4 to 2+1⁄4 inches) in length. Most leaf blades feature three main longitudinal veins and a shallowly toothed margin. Its inflorescence is a flat-topped cyme that holds many unpleasant-smelling white flowers. Each individual flower is 6 to 8 millimetres (1⁄4 to 5⁄16 of an inch) wide, with five petals and five whiskery white stamens. The plant produces a drupe fruit that is about 1 centimetre long; it starts red and turns black as it matures. This species is native to the western United States, ranging from Washington south to central California, where it grows in forest and mountain chaparral habitats.
