Viburnaceae
Small-leaf arrowwood
Viburnum obovatum
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Genus
- Viburnum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 倒卵叶荚蒾
- English
- Small-leaf arrowwood
Synonyms
- Viburnum laevigatum Aiton
- Viburnum lanceolatum Hill
- Viburnum nashii Small
- Viburnum obovatum var. punicifolium (Desf.) Pursh
- Viburnum punicifolium Desf.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 248 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- orange (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Valerie Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Homer Edward Price, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Homer Edward Price, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Farson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dia D, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.