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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum carolinianum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carolina Arrowwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viburnum dentatum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-008a?:
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum semitomentosum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Arrowwood
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4927
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaf shape rotund, teeth 13-18 per side, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4929
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stellate hairs present on leaf underside and petiole, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm190726_0290
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves thick textured and with prominent veins, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm190726_0292
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm090801_034
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Upper leaf surface glabrate (vs. scabridulous in V. scabrellum), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm090801_040
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaf underside densely pubescent & somewhat soft to touch (felt-like), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Viburnum carolinianum
FAMILY
Viburnaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viburnum dentatum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-008a?:
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum semitomentosum
2103
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to dry forests, rock outcrops, streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
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
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?
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p302?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p269?
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