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[1] NYS Rank NYS Tier[2] FL Tier[3] SCA Tier[4] iMap[5] 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
  1. New York Invasive Species (IS) Information (NYIS.info) 2021
  2. New York State Invasive Species Tiers: NYS Tier
  3. New York State Invasive Species Tiers: FL-PRISM Tier
  4. The SCA Tier is tentatively calculated using the tier guidelines with the "larger area" = FL-PRISM and buffer = "a few miles."
  5. New York State Invasive Species Tiers: iMapInvasives