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Rusty blackhaw

Viburnum rufidulum

Also called Blue Haw, Rusty Nanny Berry, Southern Black Haw, Rusty Black Haw, Rusty Viburnum

Rusty blackhaw
Photo: Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society / James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0 us
Family
Viburnaceae (Viburn family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
C. & E. U.S.A. to Mexico (Coahuila)
Climate
temperate

About

Viburnum rufidulum, also known as the rusty blackhaw, blue haw, rusty nanny-berry, or southern black haw, is a flowering species of shrub or small tree that is common in parts of the Eastern and Central United States. It produces attractive flowers and fall foliage, as well as fruits that are popular with some species of bird.

Where it grows

The rusty blackhaw prefers dry habitats with elevations generally below 750 m.

Other Viburnum plants

Mapleleaf viburnum · Viburnum arboreum · Mexican arrowwood · Viburnum awabuki · Birchleaf Viburnum · Viburnum ×bodnantense · Bracted arrowwood · Manchurian Viburnum · Burkwood viburnum · Viburnum ×carlcephalum · Korean spice viburnum · Carolina Arrowwood

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viburnum rufidulum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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