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Viburnum dentatum L.
Southern Arrowwood
Florida native
A frequent shrub or small tree of most of the panhandle and parts of the northern peninsula south as far as Hernando and Volusia Counties. The range includes much of the eastern United States, west into Iowa to Louisiana, plus Texas, and north into Illinois through New York and Massachusetts, plus Maine.
This deciduous plant rarely grows higher than 3m (~10 ft.). The simple opposite leaves are mostly ovate with the terminal pair sometimes somewhat lanceolate. The rough leaves are dentate with lateral veins terminating at the tips of the coarse teeth. Leaves are 3-12cm (1-3/16 to 4-3/4 in.) long and 2-8cm (3/4 to 3-1/8 in.) wide. The white flowers appear in clusters made up of multiple corymbs arising from a single point. The young green fruit matures into a blue-black berry.
Viburnum dentatum is a member of the Adoxaceae - Moschatel family.
Other species of the Viburnum genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Viburnum obovatum - WALTER'S VIBURNUM
Viburnum odoratissimum - SWEET VIBURNUM
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: May 18, 2024
