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Your search found 24 taxa in the family Viburnaceae, Viburnum family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
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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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
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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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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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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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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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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