Viburnum acerifolium
mapleleaf viburnum, maple-leaf arrowwood, arrowwood, dockmackie, flowering maple
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
dentate, lobed, serrate, toothed
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
suborbicular
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
April - October
Height (meters)
1.0 - 2.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Animal Use
Birds eat the blue berries. Bees, butterflies, and nectar insects feed on the nectar. Larval host for the Spring Azure.
Habitat
Thickets, shaded woods, mesic mixed deciduous woods, bluffs, and ravines.