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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
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Read more about Downy Arrowwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viburnum rafinesquianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-007:
Viburnum rafinesquianum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum rafinesquianum
COMMON NAME:
Downy Arrowwood
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_v_rafinesquianum_5048
April Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Leaves with 5-9 lateral veins on each side, petioles short, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_v_rafinesquianum_5049
April Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Lateral veins nearly straight & prominently parallel for most of their length, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_v_rafinesquianum_5071
April Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_v_rafinesquianum5049b
April Orange County NC
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Flowers all alike and fertile, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_v_rafinesquianum_3
May
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viburnum rafinesquianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-007:
Viburnum rafinesquianum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum rafinesquianum
1627
Shrub
Perennial
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, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common in NC Piedmont, rare in GA
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
Black
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) p087
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p275
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p127
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p302
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p425
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p373
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