Other common names:
Arrowwood Other scientific names: Viburnum rafinesqueanum French names:
Virone de Rafinesque Family: Muskroot Family (Adoxaceae), (Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae)) Group: Arrowwoods Distinctive features: Shrub; Leaves are prominently toothed and have stipules. Usually downy. Similar species: • Smooth Arrowwood (Viburnum recognitum) - very similar, but occurs only in the very southern part of Ontario. Flowers: Spring, Summer; White; 5 parts (petals); White, 5 petals, mid June (late spring). Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Simple, Toothed; Opposite. Have stipules. Prominently toothed. Fruit/Seeds:
Black fruit in late summer. Habitat: Forests, Fields and Open Areas; Dry places. Books: Shrubs of Ontario: 467 Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 302 Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Common.
Notes:
Easily confused with Smooth Arrowwood (Viburnum recognitum), which is not very common and occurs mostly in extreme southern Ontario.
Photographs:
79 photographs available, of which 12 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Closeup of the underside of a leaf, showing the downy aspect that characterizes this shrub, and is the second main distinguishing characteristic to tell it apart from Smooth Arrowwood.
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