Possumhaw

Viburnum nudum L. - Honeysuckle family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Possumhaw: Acasis viridata, Acronicta oblinita, Agriopodes fallax, Autographa ampla, Celastrina argiolus ladon, Celastrina argiolus lucia, Darapsa choerilus, Eupithecia ravocostaliata, Eupithecia satyrata fumata, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Eurois astricta, Harrisimemna trisignata, Hemaris thysbe, Lacinipolia lorea, Lymantria dispar, Metaxaglaea inulta, Olethreutes zelleriana, Operophtera brumata, Oreta rosea, Orthofidonia flavivenata, Orthofidonia tinctaria, Phlogophora periculosa, Plagodis alcoolaria, Polia purpurissata, Xanthotype sospeta

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.