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Viburnaceae
Viburnum

not marked as a favorite taxon Viburnum lantanoides Michaux. Common name: Hobblebush, Witch's-hobble, Tangle-legs, Moosewood. Phenology: Apr-early Jun; Jun-Jul (-Oct). Habitat: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, boulderfields, southwards (as in the Southern Blue Ridge of NC, TC, sw. VA, and n. GA) primarily over 1000 m elevation. Usually cool, mesic forested sites. Distribution: New Brunswick and Ontario south to w. North Carolina, ne. Georgia (Towns Co., historical), e. Tennessee, w. Kentucky (Harlan County), and ne. Ohio.

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clade: Pseudotinus.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA18, K1, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S, Tn, Va, W, Ferguson (1966a); = Viburnum alnifolium Marshall — C, F, G, RAB, WV; = Viburnum grandifolium W. Aiton — McAtee (1956). Basionym: Viburnum lantanoides Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Viburnum lantanoides - FNA18

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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