Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Viburnum opulus
| Family : | CAPRIFOLIACEAE (Honeysuckle Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Guelder rose |
| Common Name (DE) : | Gemeiner Schneeball |
| Common Name (FR) : | Obier |
| Habitat : | Cool Forests;prefers calcareous soils. |
| Remarks : | "...although edible, the berries, in spite of Chaucer's recommendation, are too bitter to be palatable eaten fresh off the trees, and when crushed, smell somewhat disagreeable, though birds appreciate them and in Siberia the berries used to be, and probably still are, fermented with flour and a spirit distilled from them. They have been used in Norway and Sweden to flavour a paste of honey and flour. In Canada, they are employed to a considerable extent as a substitute for Cranberries and are much used for making. a piquant jelly, their sourness gaining for them there the name of High Bush Cranberry, though the tree is, of course, quite unrelated to the true Cranberry. The name Guelder comes from Gueldersland, a Dutch province, where the tree was first cultivated. It was introduced into England under the name of 'Gueldres Rose.'" from Botanical.com |
| First appearing : | June |
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