Viburnum nudum Linnaeus. Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw. Phen: Apr-May; Aug-Oct. Hab: Bogs, blackwater floodplains, wooded seeps, swamps, margins of ponds and lakes, especially in areas with acidic groundwater influence. Dist: 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, K1, K3, NE, NY
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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