Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides) produces a magnificent flower cluster that sits atop the leaves (those larger, outer flowers are sterile). This spectacular native is a larval host for the spring azure butterfly.
The veination of the leaves is quite beautiful - it almost looks like it has its own aurora borealis ribbons, in miniature!
Hobblebush tends to grow droopy branches that loop down to the ground and then root, causing one to get caught and hobbled when walking through the woods.
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