Viburnaceae

Black haw

Viburnum prunifolium L.

Family: Viburnaceae
Genus: Viburnum

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: رباطية خوخية الورق
arz: افلوس خوخى الورق
Cherokee: ᎧᏂᎦ
Chinese: 莢迷花, 李叶荚蒾
Czech: Kalina višňolistá
English: Black haw, Black haw viburnum, Blackhaw, Blackhaw viburnum, Stag bush, Sweet haw
Hungarian: Szilvalevelű bangita
Ukrainian: Калина сливолиста

Synonyms

Viburnum bushii Ashe
Viburnum prunifolium var. bushii (Ashe) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
Viburnum prunifolium var. globosum Nash
Viburnum prunifolium var. prunifolium
Viburnum pyrifolium Poir.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.