Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood)

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Viburnum dentatum L.

Arrowwood

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Dipsacales	Includes viburnum, honeysuckle, snowberry, beautybush, twinflower, many others
Family	Adoxaceae	Elders and viburnums
Genus	Viburnum	Latin for “a kind of shrub”
Species	dentatum	For dentata, toothed like a saw

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Arrowwood is native to eastern North America.

Identification: Arrowwood is a densely-branched shrub that is 6-10′ (1.8-3 m) around. (Rarely, plants can reach 15′ (4.6 m).) The leaves are often shiny, roughly oval, toothed, strongly textured and veined, somewhat rough to the touch, and 2-4½″ (5-11 cm) long. In the fall, leaves may turn yellow or reddish purple. Cream-colored corymbs (flat-topped flower clusters) 1-4″ (2.5-10 cm) across consist of tiny flowers about ⅛″ (3.2 mm) across. Blue-black berries ¼″ (6.3 mm) around appear in flattened clusters.

See this comparison table showing Viburnums that are presently in our database, or this nicely done Viburnum species guide.

Online References:

Missouriplants.com

Www.carolinanature.com (Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum)

Plantdatabase.uconn.edu

Floridata.com

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The Missouri Botanical Garden

Illinois Wildflowers

8/11/2009 · Townsend, Massachusetts

6/22/2023 · Florida Lake Park, Freeport, Maine

6/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

6/22/2023 · Florida Lake Park, Freeport, Maine

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia · ≈ 6 × 4″ (14 × 10 cm)

8/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

9/25/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

9/25/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine

Viburnum dentatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Jul 2023.

8/15/2009 · Naumanns, Chelmsford, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1½′ (69 × 46 cm) ID is uncertain

6/12/2023 · Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine

6/5/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)

6/5/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

6/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain

6/5/2013 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm)

6/5/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

8/15/2009 · Naumanns, Chelmsford, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm) ID is uncertain

8/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

8/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

Range: Zones 2-8:

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