NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATHS I83 
Viburnum alnifolium Marsh. (pl. 42). Hobblebush. 
Range: 28, 24, 26, 27. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available August-September. 
A small to large shrub; flowers May—June; commonly occurs in acid soils; 
thicket forming; reclining branches often root at the nodes or at the tip. 
Stomach records: Ruffed grouse. Observations: Cottontail rabbit; preferred 
food of white-tailed deer in New York. 
Viburnum americanum, see Viburnum trilobum. 
Viburnum bracteatum Rehd. 
Range: 27. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe. 
A large shrub. 
Viburnum cassinoides L. Withe rod. 
Range: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available September—October, failing at once. 
A small or more commonly a large shrub; flowers June—July; occasionally 
thicket forming; 3,000 dry berries per pound. 
Stomach records: Ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, ring-necked pheasant. 
Observations: Hungarian partridge; an important food of white-tailed deer; 
ecottontail rabbit. 
Viburnum densiflorum Chapm. 
Range: 30. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe. 
A small shrub; flowers April-May. 
Viburnum dentatum L. Arrowwoeod. 
Range: 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available October—December. 
A large shrub; flowers May-June; thicket forming; endures city smoke; 
easily propagated by cuttings; 17,900 seeds per pound. 
Stomach records: Seven species of birds, including ruffed grouse. Observa- 
tions: Three species of birds; eastern chipmunk. 
Viburnum ellipticum Hook. Western blackhaw. 
Range: 1, 4. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe, available July-September. 
A small to large shrub; flowers April—June. 
Stomach records: Magpie. 
Viburnum ferrugineum, see Viburnum rufidulum. 
Viburnum lentago L. Nannyberry. 
Range: 13, 15 (Black Hills), 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe; available August-September, commonly persistent. 
Usually a large shrub, more rarely a small or large tree; multiplies freely 
by suckers; will endure city smoke; easily propagated by cuttings; 3,000—-5,000 
berries per pound, 4,300 seeds per pound. 
Stomach records: Four species of birds, including ruffed grouse. Observa- 
tions: Ten species of birds, including ring-necked pheasant; much eaten by 
ruffed grouse; much eaten by raccoon; skunk, cottontail rabbit; gray squirrel. 
Fruit eaten to some extent by sheep and goats. 
Viburnum molie Michx. Soft arrowwood. 
Range: 22, 25, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available September—October. 
A large shrub; flowers in June; commonly occurs in calcareous soil. 
Stomach records: Two species of birds. 
