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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viburnum nudum   FAMILY Viburnaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum nudum var. nudum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Viburnum nudum var. nudum

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Viburnum nudum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-003:

Viburnum nudum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Viburnum nudum var. nudum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Viburnum nudum

 

COMMON NAME:
Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw


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image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_919

        

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm210406_9189

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Leaf tips acute; margin entire to remotely toothed, slightly revolute, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm220412_6658

April    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

Will Stuart    wil_8881157205_53408c2a8e

May    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Most often a large shrub with open crown, occasionally a tree 15-20' tall, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

Will Stuart    wil_8881735650_d52835a635

May    Chesterfield County    SC

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge

Flowers in stalked, terminal flat-topped clusters, 2.5-5" wide, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm130614_234

June    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm130614_236

June    Spartanburg County    SC

Peduncles 1-4cm long, rarely shorter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm130614_237

June    Spartanburg County    SC

Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm210813_2764

August    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

Ron Lance    rwl1623_a

September        

Leaves shiny above (as if varnished); entire (rarely somewhat undulate), per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm231013_6040

October    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm211116_4968

November    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

JK Marlow    jkm211116_5040

November    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Viburnum nudum, Southern Wild Raisin, Possumhaw, Swamp Viburnum, Swamp-haw

Will Stuart    wil_8437534591_9018397a26

November    Chesterfield County    SC

Cheraw State Park

Fruit a drupe, ranging from pink to red, maturing to a dark blue, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viburnum nudum   FAMILY Viburnaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viburnum nudum var. nudum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viburnum nudum var. nudum

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Viburnum nudum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-05-003:
Viburnum nudum   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viburnum nudum var. nudum

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viburnum nudum

 

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1623

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: bogs, blackwater floodplains, wooded seeps, swamps, margins of ponds and lakes, especially in areas with acidic groundwater influence, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in Mountains)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy white
Peduncles usually 33-44mm long
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pale green to white in late Jul-Aug (later turning dark blue or black)
Drupe

 

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