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Plant Profile

Southern Arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum var. venosum)

Global Rank: T4 - Apparently Secure
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Adoxaceae
State: DE, GA, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI
Nature Serve ID: 132991
Lifeform: Shrub, Tree
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/09/1992

Description:

The southern arrowwood is a native shrub that grows from 3 to 9 feet tall. Its leaves are deciduous, opposite, simple, and oval-shaped with coarsely but regularly toothed margins. These shiny green leaves turn yellow to reddish-purple in the late fall. Flowers bloom in May and early June, and are small and white, occurring in 2 to 4-inch flat-topped clusters. From August to November bluish-black berries can be found on the tree. These berries are attractive to wildlife. Because of these qualities, the species Viburnum dentatum is widely-used horticulturally in the central and eastern United States. (USDA 2002a)

Where is Southern Arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum var. venosum) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Found in open woods and wood margins and along stream banks, preferring loamy soil with ample moisture. (USDA 2002a; Kartesz 1999)

Distribution:

According to Kartesz (1999): Delaware (Present) Massachusetts (Present) Maryland (Present) New Jersey (Rare) New York (Rare) Ohio (Present) Pennsylvania (Present) Rhode Island (Present

States & Provinces:

Southern Arrow-wood can be found in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island

Which CPC Partners conserve Southern Arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum var. venosum)?

The New York Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

01/01/2010

Habitat loss.

01/01/2010

Unknown.

01/01/2010

Meyer and Witmer (1998) studied the influence of seed processing by frugivorous birds on the germination success three shrubs, including Viburnum dentatum.

01/01/2010

None known.

01/01/2010

Very little is known about how this taxon interacts with its native environment. Determine true distribution, population sizes and health of the variety venosum.

01/01/2010

Maintain a genetically representative seed bank.