(Viburnum rafinesqueanum)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
Description |
Downy arrowwood is a medium-sized shrub that rises on multiple stems from a woody, spreading root system. |
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5/19/2024 |
Taxonomy |
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Kingdom |
Plantae (green algae and land plants) |
Subkingdom |
Viridiplantae (green plants) |
Infrakingdom |
Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) |
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Division |
Tracheophyta (vascular plants) |
Subdivision |
Spermatophytina (seed plants) |
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Superorder |
Asteranae |
Order |
Dipsacales (honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies) |
Family |
Viburnaceae (elder) |
Genus |
Viburnum (viburnums) |
Species epithet Family Currently (2023), some sources, including USDA PLANTS and NatureServe, place the genera Sambucus and Viburnum in the Caprifoliaceae family. Some sources, including ITIS and NCBI, place them in the Adoxacea family. Almost all other sources, including APG IV, World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, GRIN, GBIF, and iNaturalist, place the two genera in the Viburnaceae family. |
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There are two varieties of downy arrowwood, rafinesqueanum and affine. Both varieties occur in Minnesota. Their ranges appear almost identical, and many collected specimens have intermediate characteristics. Nevertheless, the varieties are generally, though not universally, accepted. |
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downy arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. affine) downy arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. rafinesqueanum) |
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Synonyms |
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Viburnum rafinesquianum |
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Common Names |
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downy arrow-wood downy arrowwood downy-leaf arrow-wood Rafinesque’s arrowwood |
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Location: Cass County |
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Luciearl |
Location: Cass County Found this on a different area of the property. Much larger shrub. |
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Luciearl 8/26/2022 |
Location: Fairview Twp, Cass County |
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Luciearl Summer 2018 |
Location: Fairview Twp, Cass County |
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