Unknown shrub species

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  1. Eyerah

    Eyerah Active Member

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    Opposite leaved shrub, 2 meters tall. Grey bark. Toothed leaves.
    Collected from lake of the woods (N. Minnesota, E. Manitoba, etc.). Found in a mesic forest with elm, ash and manitoba maple. Looks like I missed the flowers, so I don't know where to start in the key.

    Any hints? Thanks infinitely!
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Look at Viburnum, see what might fit.
     
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    Great thought! I am seeing a lot of viburnum rafinesquianum. This must be some other species. Thanks again! This forum never fails to send me in the right direction.!
     
  4. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    With leaf margins like that, I suspect Viburnum lentago.
     
  5. Eyerah

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    Keys to lentago in Chadde. It has distinctively margined petioles as mentioned in Chadde and elsewhere. However this particular specimen has leaves that are a few cm longer than the description in Gleason & Cronquist.

    I don't know what else it could be, so I will be calling it Viburnum lentago, thanks again!
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Could be larger shade leaves causing the extra length? Plants are physically plastic, so to speak, and in response to low-light conditions may produce larger (but thinner) leaves.
     
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    Good idea. It was under a full canopy.
     

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