| Southern Arrowwood is an uncommon shrub up to six feet tall, found in North Carolina in scattered locations in the northern Piedmont and Coastal Plain. The southern Appalachian endemic Viburnum carolinianum of the southwestern Mountain region of NC is often lumped with Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum, but this differs in having thicker-textured leaves with more prominent veins that have stellate hairs below. Person Co., NC 6/10/2009.
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| Person Co., NC 6/10/2009.
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| The similar but less common Smooth Arrowwood (V. dentatum var. lucidum) has smooth leaves and grows along rivers and in wetlands. Southern Arrowwood has broader, more coarsely toothed leaves and longer petioles than Downy Arrowwood (V. rafinesquianum), which is much more common in the Piedmont. Chatham Co., NC 9/20/08.
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| Flower buds. Flowers are similar to Downy Arrowwood, but Southern Arrowwood blooms a few weeks later. Granville Co., NC 4/26/09.
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| Granville Co., NC 4/26/09.
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| The fruits are dark blue. Chatham Co., NC 9/20/08.
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| Granville Co., NC 4/27/03.
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| Flower buds. Granville Co., NC 4/27/03.
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| In full bloom. Chatham Co., NC 5/26/05.
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| Chatham Co., NC 5/26/05.
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| Chatham Co., NC 5/26/05.
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| Bark detail. Chatham Co., NC 5/26/05.
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More information:
Floridata
University of Connecticut
USDA PLANTS Database
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Recommended Tree, Shrub, and Woody Vine Identification Guides
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