Viburnum rufidulum
Common names: rusty blackhaw [1], Southern blackhaw [2]
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| Photo by James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org hosted at Forestryimages.org | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. rufidulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Viburnum rufidulum Raf. | |
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| Natural range of Viburnum rufidulum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: V. rufotomentosum (Small)
Variety: none
Description
V. rufidulum is a perennial shrub/tree of the Caprifoliaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
V. rufidulum is found in the southeastern United States; specifically in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Common habitats for V. rufidulum include dry woodlands, dry-mesic woodlands and forests, and is commonly grown over mafic rocks.[3]
Samples have been found in deciduous woods, floodplain hardwoods, upland woods, sides of the road, ravines, and dry loamy sand in pine-oak woodland.[4]
Phenology
V. rufidulum primarily blooms in March and April with some later blooms in May. [5]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Davis, J., J. Eric, et al. (2002). "Vascular flora of Piedmont Prairies: Evidence from several prairie remnants." Castanea 67(1): 1-12.
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ FSU Herbarium
- ↑ Pan Flora
