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Viburnum nudum Linnaeus. Common name: Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw. Phenology: Apr-May; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Bogs, blackwater floodplains, wooded seeps, swamps, margins of ponds and lakes, especially in areas with acidic groundwater influence. Distribution: RI, CT, and NY south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX, inland to w. NC, TN, w. KY, and AR.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Spriggs et al. (2019) for discussion of the separation of V. nitidum from V. nudum.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Pa, Tn, Tx, McAtee (1956), Spriggs et al (2019a); = n/a — Il; = Viburnum nudum L. var. nudum — F, K4; < Viburnum nudum L. — Fl7, G, GW2, RAB, S, Tat, Va, W, WH3, Ferguson (1966a); < Viburnum nudum L. var. nudum — C, NE, NY; Viburnum nudum L. Basionym: Viburnum nudum L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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Height: to 15 feet

plant sale text: This SE native shrub has glossy green foliage that is attractive throughout the growing season, followed by red to purple fall color. Possumhaw blooms in late spring, with small creamy white flowers in cymes up to five inches across. Its glossy berries are of high food value to songbirds and small mammals. The fruits are very showy, starting out pink and then turning blue. The typical habitat of this species is moist, open woods and bogs.

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native range: eastern United States



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