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, understory of second growth hardwood, deciduous forest, mixed woodland, pine hardwood forests, palm hammock, and other loamy sand environments.[4]
Phenology
V. rufidulum has been observed to flower March through May with peak inflorescence in April. [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.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Kurt Blum, Gwynn Ramsey, Richard S. Mitchell, Patricia Elliot, Gary R. Knight, Cecil R. Slaughter, George R. Cooley, R. J. Eaton, Robert L. Lazor, N. Summerlin, J.M. Kane, Annie Schmidt, William Platt, Richard Carter. States and counties: Florida (Gadsden, Jackson, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Leon, Liberty, Escambia, Wakulla, Okaloosa, Flagler, Hernando, Calhoun, Bay) Georgia (Lowndes, Thomas)
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 29 MAY 2018
