Viburnum rafinesquianum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Adoxaceae
Family (Traditional)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Viburnum
Species:	Viburnum rafinesquianum Schult.
Common Name	Downy Arrowwood
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnipalmate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	7
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[S2?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Viburnum affine	Viburnum affine Bush
Viburnum affine var. hypomalacum	Viburnum affine var. hypomalacum S.F. Blake
Viburnum rafinesqueanum	Viburnum rafinesqueanum Schult.
Viburnum rafinesquianum	Viburnum rafinesquianum Schult.
Viburnum rafinesquianum var. affine	Viburnum rafinesquianum var. affine House

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Boyle (KY), Carter (KY), Clark (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Garrard (KY), Greenup (KY), Jessamine (KY), Madison (KY), Mercer (KY), Pulaski (KY), Hancock (TN), Hickman (TN), Sullivan (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MDKY, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100364007	Fayette	Kentucky		Danny Husband 270	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369097	Garrard	Kentucky	17 May 1995	Timothy J. Weckman 1418	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100366549	Carter	Kentucky	11 May 1998	Ronald L. Jones 8482	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
MDKY00008830	Carter	Kentucky			MDKY Viburnum rafinesqueanum
MDKY00008829	Carter	Kentucky			MDKY Viburnum rafinesqueanum
APSC0059983	Jessamine	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0019495	Sullivan	Tennessee	01 Jul 1952	McAtee	APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0087892	Pulaski	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100366531	Carter	Kentucky	22 May 1965	Elizabeth M. Browne 10141	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100366622	Carter	Kentucky	29 Oct 1994	Timothy J. Weckman 1183	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369071	Fayette	Kentucky	23 Jul 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 3174	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369089	Fayette	Kentucky	01 Jan 1997	Danny Husband 270	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369147	Jessamine	Kentucky	27 Apr 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 2435	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0019497	Jessamine	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum
UTM02222	Hickman	Tennessee			UTM Viburnum affine
31234100366556	Boyle	Kentucky	23 Oct 1994	Timothy J. Weckman 1176	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100366572	Estill	Kentucky	09 Jun 1981	Richard H. Hannan 6933	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369162	Jessamine	Kentucky	21 May 1995	Timothy J. Weckman 1435	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369063	Carter	Kentucky	29 Oct 1994	Timothy J. Weckman 1186	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369113	Greenup	Kentucky	11 May 1982	Hal Bryan 92	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100746260	Carter	Kentucky	06 Jul 2010	Tara R. Littlefield 2010-014	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100366580	Fayette	Kentucky	22 Apr 1994	Timothy J. Weckman 684	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
MDKY00008831	Carter	Kentucky			MDKY Viburnum rafinesqueanum
MDKY00008824	Carter	Kentucky			MDKY Viburnum rafinesqueanum
APSC0087107	Clark	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0101247	Jessamine	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesqueanum
UCHT039128	Hancock	Tennessee			UCHT Viburnum rafinesqueanum
31234100369105	Garrard	Kentucky	18 May 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 4424	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31973000008426	Mercer	Kentucky			KNK Viburnum rafinesquianum
TENN-V-0206232	Hancock	Tennessee			TENN Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369204	Mercer	Kentucky	23 Oct 1994	Timothy J. Weckman 1181	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369154	Jessamine	Kentucky	03 Sep 1995	Timothy J. Weckman 1947	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369196	Mercer	Kentucky	23 Oct 1994	Timothy J. Weckman 1179	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369212	Pulaski	Kentucky	28 May 1980	Hal Bryan DEA-7166	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0019494	Jessamine	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369055	Carter	Kentucky	12 May 1982	Hal Bryan 91	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369188	Madison	Kentucky	08 Jun 1981	Richard H. Hannan 6848	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369139	Jessamine	Kentucky	05 May 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 2507	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369170	Madison	Kentucky	22 May 1978	J. Stuart Lassetter 2819	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31973000008425	Jessamine	Kentucky			KNK Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0117328	Carter	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesqueanum
31234100369048	Carter	Kentucky	27 Apr 1998	Ronald L. Jones 8412	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
31234100369121	Jessamine	Kentucky	01 Aug 1978	Johnnie B. Varner 11614	EKY Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0059984	Mercer	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum
APSC0070612	Mercer	Kentucky			APSC Viburnum rafinesquianum

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