Viburnaceae

Downy arrowwood

Viburnum rafinesqueanum Schult.

Family: Viburnaceae
Genus: Viburnum

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Downy arrowwood (Viburnum rafinesqueanum) — FlowerPhoto: Chris Friesen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 灰棕枝荚迷
English: Downy arrowwood
Finnish: Rotkoheisi
French: Viorne de Rafinesque

Synonyms

Viburnum affine var. hypomalacum S.F.Blake
Viburnum pubescens var. affine (Bush ex C.K.Schneid.) Rehder
Viburnum rafinesqueanum var. rafinesqueanum
Viburnum villosum Raf.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 220 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Chris Friesen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tiffany, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mary Krieger, 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.