NameThatPlant.net: Viburnum dentatum

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum dentatum FAMILY Viburnaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Southern Arrowwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-008a:

Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Southern Arrowwood

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum dentatum FAMILY Viburnaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-008a:
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

1621

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: marshes, streambanks, swamps, other moist places, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in Georgia Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy white
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grayish-blue/Black
Drupe

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