Viburnum rufidulum
rusty blackhaw, southern black-haw, rusty blackhaw viburnum, blackhaw, bluehaw, downy viburnum, southern nannyberry, rusty nannyberry, nannyberry
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, oblanceolate, obovate, oval, ovate
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
March, April, May, September, October
Height (meters)
10.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
UPL
Field Characters
Reddish brown hairs on foilage
Animal Use
Nectar-bees, butterflies, nectar insects. Fruit: birds and mammals
Habitat
Edge of woods, along streams, open woods, thickets, roadsides, hillsides, pine oak and oak hickory woods.