Southern Blackhaw
Scientific Name:Viburnum rufidulum
Common Name Synonyms: Rusty Blackhaw


NOTES: Distinguished from the more northerly Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium) primarily by the reddish-brown hairs on foliage and other parts, as well as by the slightly larger leaves and paler blue fruit. Leaves opposite (like all viburnums).

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Southern Blackhaw
Genus species: Viburnum rufidulum
Common Names: Southern Blackhaw
Rusty Blackhaw
Family Name: Adoxaceae  
Characterised by opposite toothed leaves, small five- or, more rarely, four-petalled flowers in cymose inflorescences, and the fruit being a drupe. A small family of flowering plants consisting of five genera and about 150–200 species.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Shrub
Flower Color:White
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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