Copy permalink to share

Viburnum dentatum Linnaeus. Common name: Arrow-wood. Phenology: Late Mar-Apr; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, streambanks, swamps, other moist places. Distribution: East of the Appalachians, from se. PA and sw. NJ south to s. SC and ne. GA, with scattered records westward to sw. NC, nc. TN, sw. VA, n. WV, and w. MD.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = McAtee (1956); = Viburnum dentatum L. var. dentatum — C, F, G, Il, Va; < Viburnum dentatum L. — GW2, K4, Pa, Tat, W, WV, Ferguson (1966a); < Viburnum dentatum L. var. dentatum — RAB; < Viburnum semitomentosum (Michx.) Rehder — S. Basionym: Viburnum dentatum L. 1753

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Viburnum dentatum, Francis Marion National Forest, Berkeley County, South Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plantno rights reserved, uploaded by Alan Weakley source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ashwin Srinivasan source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ashwin Srinivasan source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Collectors SOS | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Viburnum dentatum? Let us know here:

  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height: 6-8 ft.

plant sale text: White flowers with yellow stamens mature into blue /black fruits, loved by birds. Rhizomatous in nature, the roots of this plant will spread, eventually colonizing an area. Good plant for a natural area in your garden or a shrub border. Variable leaf color in the fall, yellow or glossy red to purple. Not particularly prone to insect pests or diseases. This native viburnum is very easy to grow, thriving in a variety of soils in sun to partial shade, though it does prefer good drainage. Well-adjusted plants may reach 15 feet all the way round. The Viburnum genus supports up to 97 lepidoptera species.

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range: eastern North America



0 unsaved edits on this page.