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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum recognitum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Smooth Arrowwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum recognitum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-008b:
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum dentatum
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Arrowwood, Northern Arrowwood
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_vire7_004_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0404zb_26
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0405q_22
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Flowers all perfect. Flowering stems with 1-2 pairs of leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160513_048
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s050501_b
May Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Leaf shape usually ovate, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm140711_783
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Lateral veins nearly straight, parallel, ultimately leading to a tooth, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm140711_790
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_790b
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Hairs on leaf undersides confined to axils and a few veins, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm211116_4962
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0412a_34
December Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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) 174-05-008b:
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum dentatum
2046
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: marshes, moist forests, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain & in GA)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p266?
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p272
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p302
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p312?
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p15
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p375
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p244
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