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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Physocarpus opulifolius
Phenology Observation Sheet for Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

COMMON NAME

common ninebark

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Physocarpus opulifolius

ALSO KNOWN AS

Atlantic ninebark, Eastern ninebark, prairie ninebark

Plant family

Rose (Rosaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

A deciduous shrub native to Eastern North American with upright to gracefully arching branches; spirea-like flowers in spring and flaking bark on older branches.
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Identification hints

Mounded shrub with five petaled white to pink flowers, alternate, simple, lobed leaves, and peeling bark.
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It's bark peels in strips that resemble the number nine.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
There is no information available about this species.
HABITAT
Partial shade to full sun; native to eastern North America.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
Alternate leaves, simple, 3-5 lobed, medium green
Flowers
White to pink 5 petal flowers in corymbs (flower clusters with flat tops) blooming May to June
Fruits
Consist of 3-5 follicles, inflated, reddish brown in color ripening in September-October.
Bark
Peeling in strips of reddish brown revealing paler under layer.
Bloom Time
May, June

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