Viburnum recognitum Fernald. Smooth Arrow-wood. Phen: Late Mar-May; Jul-Sep. Hab: Marshes, moist forests, streambanks. Dist: ME, NY, and OH south to e. SC, c. GA, and ne. AL. Most populations reported form further west (IN, IL, WI, MI, MO) are either misidentifications or introductions from horticulture, but material from AR seems to be bonafide and native. Reports from the Gulf Coast are all likely misidentifications of other taxa in the complex (such as V. scabrellum).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = F, Il, K1, K3, K4, Pa, Tat, Tn, WV; = Viburnum dentatum L. – S, misapplied; = Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Aiton – C, G, Mi, NE, NY, RAB, Va; < Viburnum dentatum L. – GW2, W; > Viburnum recognitum Fernald var. alabamense McAtee – McAtee (1956); > Viburnum recognitum Fernald var. recognitum – McAtee (1956)

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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 lump from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 5