OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 46 taxa in the family Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY: Diervillaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Diervilla lonicera 174-01-001   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Rock outcrops and ridges at high elevations

Uncommon in NC

Native to North Carolina & possibly Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Diervilla sessilifolia   FAMILY: Diervillaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Diervilla sessilifolia   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Diervilla sessilifolia var. sessilifolia 174-01-002a   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Rock outcrops, ridges, landslide scars, trail margins, other rocky open places, streambanks, at moderate to high elevations

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Hairy Southern Bush-honeysuckle, Mountain Bush-honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Diervilla rivularis   FAMILY: Diervillaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Diervilla rivularis   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Diervilla sessilifolia var. rivularis 174-01-002b   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Rock outcrops, ridges, and streambanks at moderate to high elevations

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Bell's Honeysuckle, Pretty Honeysuckle, Showy Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera ×bella   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera ×bella [morrowii × tatarica]   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lonicera ×bella 174-02-001   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, fencerows, suburban woodlands

Rare

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: American Fly-honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera canadensis   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera canadensis   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lonicera canadensis 174-02-002   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Shrubby mountain bogs at high elevations, bouldery northern hardwood forests, hemlock and spruce swamps

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Sweet-breath-of-spring, Winter Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera fragrantissima   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera fragrantissima   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lonicera fragrantissima 174-02-003   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, roadbanks, old house sites, spreading (sometimes aggressively) from horticultural use

Uncommon in Piedmont & Carolina Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: China

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Japanese Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera japonica   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera japonica   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lonicera japonica 174-02-004   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Nearly ubiquitous, especially common in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain and in mesic habitats

Common

Non-native: east Asia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera sempervirens   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera sempervirens   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lonicera sempervirens 174-02-005   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, maritime forests

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Smooth Honeysuckle, Mountain Coral Honeysuckle, Limber Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lonicera dioica   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera dioica   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lonicera dioica 174-02-006   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Seepages, bogs, rocky woods, shrubby mountain bogs at high elevations, rocky ridgetop thickets over amphibolite

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Yellow Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera flava   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera flava   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lonicera flava 174-02-007   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: In soil mats around granitic domes, limestone bluffs, rocky woodlands

Uncommon in Mountains, rare in Piedmont

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Amur Bush-honeysuckle, Amur Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera maackii   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera maackii   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, moist forests, fencerows, especially in areas with circumneutral soils

Uncommon to rare in GA-NC-SC currently, but aggressively invasive in various parts of eastern North America

Non-native: east Asia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Morrow's Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera morrowii   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera morrowii   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, old house sites, suburban woodlands

Rare

Non-native: Japan

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Standish's Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera standishii   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera standishii   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, old home sites

Rare, but locally abundant & invasive in c. NC (Uwharrie National Forest)

Non-native: China

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Tatarian Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera tatarica   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera tatarica   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed forests

Non-native: central Asia

 


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camera icon Common Name: European Fly-honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lonicera xylosteum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lonicera xylosteum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban forests, disturbed forests

Waif(s)

Non-native: Europe & Asia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Symphoricarpos orbiculatus   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 174-03-001   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist to dry forests, woodlands, thickets, pastures, and old fields, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks

Common in NC & in Mountains (uncommon to rare southward)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia - the original native distribution somewhat uncertain

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Common Snowberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphoricarpos albus var. albus   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphoricarpos albus var. albus   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Limestone woodlands

Native: north of Carolinas & GA (original native distribution somewhat uncertain

 


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Common Name: Pacific Snowberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Symphoricarpos albus 174-03-X   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas, sometimes in natural areas

Rare

Native: western North America

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Perfoliate Horse-gentian, Perfoliate Tinker's-weed, Wild Coffee, Feverwort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Triosteum perfoliatum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Triosteum perfoliatum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Triosteum perfoliatum 174-04-001   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Woodlands and forests in circumneutral soils, particularly those over mafic or calcareous rocks

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Orange-fruited Horse-gentian

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Triosteum aurantiacum 174-04-002   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Woodlands and forests in circumneutral soils, particularly those over mafic or calcareous rocks

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Yellowfruit Horse-gentian, Lesser Horse-gentian

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Triosteum angustifolium +   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Triosteum angustifolium   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Triosteum angustifolium 174-04-003   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Soft Arrowwood

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Viburnum molle   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum molle   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic bluffs, talus, and steep, forested slopes, usually over calcareous rock

Native: north & west of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Witch Hobble, Moosewood, Hobblebush, Tangle-legs

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum lantanoides   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum lantanoides   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum alnifolium 174-05-001   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, boulderfields, primarily over 1000 m elevation

Common in Mountains (rare in GA)

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Northern Wild Raisin, Witherod, Shonny Haw, Shawnee Haw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Viburnum cassinoides   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum cassinoides 174-05-002   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Bogs, moist forests, high elevation forests and outcrops, heath balds

Common in Mountains, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Nannyberry, Sheepberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum lentago   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum lentago   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum lentago 174-05-002?   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Shrubby stream-bottoms, other wetlands and wetland margins, also in rocky or sandy uplands

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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Common Name: Possumhaw Viburnum, Witherod Viburnum, Shining Viburnum

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Viburnum nitidum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum nudum 174-05-002?   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Bogs and swamps

Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Viburnum nudum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Viburnum nudum var. nudum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum nudum 174-05-003   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Bogs, blackwater floodplains, wooded seeps, swamps, margins of ponds and lakes, especially in areas with acidic groundwater influence

Common (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Blackhaw, Nannyberry

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum prunifolium   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum prunifolium   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum prunifolium 174-05-004   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Bottomland and riparian forests, stream banks, bluffs, mesic upland forests

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Rusty Blackhaw, Blue Haw, Southern Blackhaw, Rusty Haw

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum rufidulum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum rufidulum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum rufidulum 174-05-005   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Dry woodlands, dry-mesic woodlands and forests, glade margins, especially common over calcareous or mafic rocks (but not at all restricted to such sites), less commonly in bottomland forests and on stream banks

Common (uncommon in Mountains of GA & NC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Small-leaf Virburnum, Walter's Viburnum

Weakley's Flora: (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): Viburnum obovatum 174-05-006   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Alluvial forests, calcareous glades and woodlands

Common

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Downy Arrowwood

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum rafinesqueanum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum rafinesqueanum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum rafinesquianum 174-05-007   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Dry-mesic to dry woodlands and forests, especially over mafic rocks (but not at all restricted to such sites), less commonly in moister sites, also bluffs, stream banks, and riparian forests

Common in NC Piedmont, rare in GA

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Southern Arrowwood

Weakley's Flora: (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): Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum 174-05-008a   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, streambanks, swamps, other moist places

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

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Carolina Arrowwood

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum carolinianum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum 174-05-008a?   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist to dry forests, rock outcrops, streambanks

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Southern Arrowwood

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum scabrellum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum dentatum var. venosum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum 174-05-008a?   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Streambanks, marshes, swamps, other moist sites

Common, endemic to the Coastal Plain

Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Smooth Arrowwood, Northern Arrowwood

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum recognitum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum recognitum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum 174-05-008b   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, moist forests, streambanks

Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain & in GA)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Mapleleaf Viburnum, Maple-leaved Arrowwood, Dockmackie

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum acerifolium   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum acerifolium   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Viburnum acerifolium 174-05-009   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry forests and woodlands

Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Limerock Arrowwood

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum bracteatum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Viburnum bracteatum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Rocky upland woodlands, bluffs, ledges, stream banks, usually over calcareous rock

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Highbush-cranberry, Cranberry Tree, American Cranberry-bush

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum trilobum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum opulus var. americanum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Wet forests, along streams

Native: north of the Carolinas

 


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Common Name: Linden Viburnum

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum dilatatum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum dilatatum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban woodlands, other less disturbed forests

Rare

Non-native: east Asia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Wayfaring Tree

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum lantana   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum lantana   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Widely planted, sometimes escaped or persistent

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Guelder-rose Viburnum, Snowball

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum opulus   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum opulus var. opulus   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Commonly cultivated, and rarely persistent or escaping

Rare

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Japanese Snowball Viburnum, Doublefile Viburnum

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum plicatum   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum plicatum   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban woodlands

Rare

Non-native: east Asia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Siebold's Viburnum

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Viburnum sieboldii   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Viburnum sieboldii   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban forests, commonly planted horticulturally

Rare

Non-native: Japan

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Common Elderberry, American Elder

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sambucus canadensis   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sambucus canadensis 174-06-001   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Bottomland and riparian forests, streambanks, thickets, marshes, swamps, seeps, spring runs, mesic upland forests, pond margins, pastures, fencerows, other disturbed areas

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Eastern Red Elderberry, Red-berried Elder

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sambucus racemosa var. pubens   FAMILY: Viburnaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sambucus pubens 174-06-002   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Spruce-fir and northern hardwood forests, especially typical on boulderfield, talus, and other rocky situations, primarily at high elevations in the Mountains, though sometimes descending in our area (mainly in VA and northward) to low elevations (as low as 75 m)

Uncommon in NC, rare in GA

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Abelia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Abelia ×grandiflora   FAMILY: Linnaeaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Abelia ×grandiflora [chinensis × uniflora]   FAMILY: Caprifoliaceae

 

Habitat: Suburban thickets, commonly planted in our area, sometimes persistent or rarely weakly naturalizing

Waif(s)

Non-native hybrid: the parent species native to China

 


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