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.