Viburnum carolinianum, the Carolina arrowwood, is a species of deciduous flowering shrub in the family Viburnaceae.[1] They are found in the southern Appalachians as well as southern parts of the Ridge and Valley and Appalachian Plateau regions.[2] Their typical habitats are moist to dry forests, rock outcrops, and streambanks.[3] They bear white flowers in spring that ripen to gray-blue drupes in late summer.[2]
Viburnum carolinianum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Adoxaceae |
Genus: | Viburnum |
Species: | V. carolinianum
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Binomial name | |
Viburnum carolinianum Ashe
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References
edit- ^ "Viburnum carolinianum (Carolina Arrowwood)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ a b "NameThatPlant.net: Viburnum carolinianum". www.namethatplant.net. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Flora of the Southeastern US". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-27.