Skaneateles Conservation Area/Invasive species/Viburnum

The majority of the Viburnum species found in our vicinity area are native shrubs or small trees, but there are a half dozen Viburnum species that are listed as invasive in our region.

Table 1. List of invasive Viburnum species likely to be present in the region.

Invasive Viburnum species	Common name	NYS Score	NYS Rank	NYS Tier	FL Tier	SCA Tier	iMap	iNat
Viburnum plicatum	Japanese snowball	—	High	2	2	1a	Map	iNat
Viburnum opulus var. opulus	Guelder rose, European cranberry bush	67.09	Moderate	—	—	3	Map	iNat
Viburnum sieboldii	Siebold’s viburnum	62.50	Moderate	—	buffer	1b	Map	iNat
Viburnum dilatatum	linden arrowwood	57.14	Moderate	—	buffer	1b	Map	iNat
Viburnum lantana	wayfaring tree	53.75	Moderate	—	4	1a	Map	iNat
Viburnum setigerum	Tea viburnum	41.25	Low	—	—	1b	—	iNat