Viburnum dentatum L.

Southern arrow-wood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Viburnaceae > Viburnum

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3 m high and spreads 3 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The stems are erect and branching. They are 7.5 cm across. The leaves are 4-10 cm long by 2.5-9 cm wide. The leaves are broadly oval and have coarse teeth along the edge. The leaves are dull green above and paler underneath. The leaves turn red in autumn. The flowers are small and white and are in flat clusters. The fruit are dark blue and oblong. They are juicy and have a flat stone.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 3.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in moist to dry soils, especially sandy soils. It can form thickets in open forest. It grows to 1370 m altitude in the southern USA. It suits hardiness zones 2-6. Arboretum Tasmania. In Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
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Moist soils. Wet thickets, swamps and meadows.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-7

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal smoking
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by seed or cuttings.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Viburnum dentatum leaf picture by Johnny Casasnovas (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum dentatum leaf picture by Johnny Casasnovas (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum dentatum leaf picture by Leslie N (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Viburnum dentatum flower picture by Herrera Juan (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum dentatum flower picture by Ko Al (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum dentatum flower picture by Kasia Stauss (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Viburnum dentatum fruit picture by maarten bergvelt (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum dentatum fruit picture by Ko Al (cc-by-sa)
Viburnum dentatum fruit picture by Leslie N (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Viburnum dentatum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326264-2
WFO ID wfo-0001290753
COL ID 5BC6Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Viburnum semitomentosum Viburnum pubescens Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum Viburnum dentatum var. semitomentosum Viburnum dentatum var. longifolium Viburnum pubescens var. canbyi Viburnum pubescens var. longifolium Viburnum dentatum var. pubescens Viburnum dentatum var. glabellum Viburnum dentatum var. scabrellum Viburnum scabrellum var. dilutum Viburnum pubescens var. petiolum Viburnum dentatum

Lower taxons

Viburnum dentatum var. deamii Viburnum dentatum var. venosum