Viburnum recognitum, variously called the northern arrowwood, southern arrowwood, and smooth arrow-wood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Viburnaceae.[3] It is native to eastern Canada, and the central and eastern United States.[2] A shrub or small shrubby tree, they are typically found in wetter habitats such as stream banks, bottomlands, swamps, and mesic woodlands.[4] It is closely related to, and may be a subtaxon of, Viburnum dentatum, the southern arrowwood or roughish arrowwood.[4]

Viburnum recognitum
Herbarium specimen

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Viburnum
Species:
V. recognitum
Binomial name
Viburnum recognitum
Synonyms[2]
  • Viburnum ashei Bush
  • Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum Aiton

The plant is considered by NatureServe to be critically imperiled in Missouri and Arkansas and imperiled in the Canadian province of Quebec, with an overall status of "apparently secure".[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b NatureServe (30 June 2023). "Viburnum recognitum". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Viburnum recognitum Fernald". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Viburnum Species, Northern Arrowwood, Smooth Arrow-Wood, Southern Arrowwood Viburnum recognitum". Dave's Garden. MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b LeGrand, H.; Sorrie, B.; Howard, T. (2021). "Account for Northern Arrowwood - Viburnum recognitum Fernald". Vascular Plants of North Carolina. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks.