CAPRIFOLIACEAE 



HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 



SOUTHERN BLACK HAW 



Viburnum rufidulum Raf. 



The Southern Black Haw is a shrub or small tree of woods and 

 thickets from New Jersey to Illinois and Kansas, south to Florida 

 and Texas. It does not occur in northern Illinois but is not un- 

 common in central 

 and southern parts. 

 The young branches 

 are covered with soft 

 rusty-colored hairs. 



Large clusters of 

 white flowers appear 

 in June. The calyx is 

 5 toothed and the 

 wheel-shaped corolla 

 is equally 5-lobed 

 with 5 stamens in- 

 serted on its tube and 

 extending beyond. 

 The style is short and 

 3-lobed. The fruit is a 

 small, nearly black 

 drupe which ripens in 

 October and is edible. 

 The seed is flat and 

 nearly round. 



The Nannyberry or Sweet Viburnum, Viburnum Lentago L., 

 is found throughout the state, usually in low or boggy places. It is 

 a shrub or small tree 3-18 feet high, excellent for ornamental plant- 

 ing. The leaves are slender petioled, ovate, rather long pointed and 

 closely and sharply toothed along the margin. Usually some ot 

 them have winged petioles. The large clusters of white flowers ap- 

 pear in May and June and are very fragrant. The black, usually 

 oblong and edible fruits mature in September and October. The 

 seed is flat and oblong. Winter buds are smooth and acuminate. 



The Black Haw or Stag Bush, Viburnum prunifolium L.,isa tall, 

 erect and rapid-growing shrub similar to the Nannyberry, with a 

 tendency to crowd in moist thickets. The winter buds, however, are 

 smaller, blunted and often with reddish hairs. The ovate leaves are 

 slightly or not pointed, finely toothed and with lower surfaces and 

 slender petioles smooth. The white 5-petalled flowers are in small 

 sessile cymes. The oval bluish black drupe is hoary, flattened and 

 one-half inch long. 



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