arrowwood
plant
Also known as: Viburnum dentatum
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description
- In viburnum
…toothed, oval leaves; and the arrowwood (V. dentatum), with roundish to oval, coarsely toothed leaves. Laurustinus (V. tinus), a 3-metre-tall evergreen with oblong leaves, is native to the Mediterranean area. Sweet viburnum (V. odoratissimum), from India and Japan, bears dark-green, shiny, evergreen leaves and large clusters of fragrant flowers.
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habitat
- In Dipsacales: Adoxaceae
Arrowwood (V. dentatum) thrives not only in moist woods but also in swamps. Possumhaw (V. nudum) is largely limited to swamps of the eastern and southern coastal plains of the United States. In contrast, rusty blackhaw (V. rufidulum) and softleaf arrowwood (V. molle) prefer dry…
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