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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viburnum nudum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
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You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Southern Wild Raisin at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum nudum var. nudum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viburnum nudum var. nudum
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Viburnum nudum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-003:
Viburnum nudum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viburnum nudum var. nudum
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum nudum
COMMON NAME:
Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_919
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JK Marlow jkm210406_9189
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Leaf tips acute; margin entire to remotely toothed, slightly revolute, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6658
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Will Stuart wil_8881157205_53408c2a8e
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Most often a large shrub with open crown, occasionally a tree 15-20' tall, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Will Stuart wil_8881735650_d52835a635
May Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Flowers in stalked, terminal flat-topped clusters, 2.5-5" wide, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm130614_234
June Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130614_236
June Spartanburg County SC
Peduncles 1-4cm long, rarely shorter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130614_237
June Spartanburg County SC
Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm210813_2764
August Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl1623_a
September
Leaves shiny above (as if varnished); entire (rarely somewhat undulate), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm231013_6040
October Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211116_4968
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5040
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Will Stuart wil_8437534591_9018397a26
November Chesterfield County SC
Cheraw State Park
Fruit a drupe, ranging from pink to red, maturing to a dark blue, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viburnum nudum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum nudum var. nudum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viburnum nudum var. nudum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Viburnum nudum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-003:
Viburnum nudum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viburnum nudum var. nudum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum nudum
1623
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, blackwater floodplains, wooded seeps, swamps, margins of ponds and lakes, especially in areas with acidic groundwater influence, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy white
Peduncles usually 33-44mm long
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pale green to white in late Jul-Aug (later turning dark blue or black)
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p390
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p265
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p268
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p128
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p127
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p102
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p296
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p103
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p115
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p240
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p023
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p373
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p167
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