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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum prunifolium
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum prunifolium
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-004:
Viburnum prunifolium FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum prunifolium
COMMON NAME:
Blackhaw, Nannyberry
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_273
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_922a
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_v_prunifolium_2b
March
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_viburnum_prunifolium
March
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Will Stuart wil_5577270993_844bea29b4
March Mecklenburg County NC
Flowers in flat-topped clusters, stalkless or nearly so, similar to V nudum, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm140411_847
April Spartanburg County SC
Leaf blades 1-3" long, margins finely serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm140411_850
April Spartanburg County SC
Leaf lower surfaces paler than upper, glabrous or nearly so; petioles red, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm140411_852
April Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180408_1142
April McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140411_185206
April Spartanburg County SC
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140411_185230
April Spartanburg County SC
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140411_185407
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140412_085157
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_v_prunileftrufiright1
May
Viburnum prunifolium (left), V. rufidulum (right).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_vprunileft_rufiright2
May
Viburnum prunifolium (left), V. rufidulum (right).
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JK Marlow jkm200706_6453
July Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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) 174-05-004:
Viburnum prunifolium
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum prunifolium
1625
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomland and riparian forests, stream banks, bluffs, mesic upland forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy white
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black/Blue
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p072
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p320
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p271
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p256
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p093
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p127
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p104
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p302
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p102
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p023
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p15
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p370
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p129
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