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Viburnum molle Michaux. Common name: Soft Arrow-wood. Phenology: May-early Jun; late Jun-Aug. Habitat: Mesic to subxeric bluffs, talus, and steep, forested slopes, usually over calcareous rock. Distribution: 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)

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