Viburnum dentatum / Species Page / Plant Atlas

Characteristics

Family

Viburnaceae

Genus

Viburnum

Species

Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Aiton

Common Name

smooth arrowwood

Habitat

Shrub swamps including rich fens, marshes, forested swamps, wet to mesic successional shrublands, thickets, occasional in mesic deciduous understories, and roadsides. Grows in a large variety of wet to dry habitats. Lately the non-native viburnum leaf beetle (Pyrrhalta viburni) has been completely defoliating this and a few other Viburnum species in parts of New York. It appears that this species might suffer a huge decline.

Growth Habit

Tree, Shrub

Duration

Perennial