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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum obovatum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-006:

Viburnum obovatum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Viburnum nashii

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Viburnum obovatum

 

COMMON NAME:
Small-leaf Virburnum, Walter's Viburnum


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image of Viburnum obovatum, Small-leaf Virburnum, Walter's Viburnum

Keith Bradley    kab_v_obovatum_4414

March    Richland County    SC

Sandhills Research and Education Center

Flower clusters 1.5-2.5" wide, sessile or with a very small stalk, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Viburnum obovatum, Small-leaf Virburnum, Walter's Viburnum

Sam Pratt    sbp_20140413_183256

April    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

image of Viburnum obovatum, Small-leaf Virburnum, Walter's Viburnum

Sam Pratt    sbp_20140413_183704

April    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Leaves broadest at or above middle; margins entire or irregularly toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Viburnum obovatum, Small-leaf Virburnum, Walter's Viburnum

Sam Pratt    sbp_20140414_094212

April    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Small leaves distinguish Small-leaf Viburnum from other Viburnum species, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum obovatum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-006:
Viburnum obovatum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum nashii

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum obovatum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2573

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: alluvial forests, calcareous glades and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Common

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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
Red to Black
Drupe

 

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