Viburnum molle Michaux. Soft Arrow-wood. Phen: May-early Jun; late Jun-Aug. Hab: Mesic to subxeric bluffs, talus, and steep, forested slopes, usually over calcareous rock. Dist: Scattered, discontinuous range (but locally may occur in several contiguous counties) from sw. OH, nc. IN, wc. IL, and se. IA south to sc. TN, nw. AR; disjunct in sw. IA.
ID notes: V. molle has prominent, peeling bark; V. bracteatum has tight bark.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Tn, Ferguson (1966a), McAtee (1956)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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