Rusty Black Haw
Common Name: Rusty Black Haw
Other Names: Southern Black Haw, Nanny-Berry
Species Name: Viburnum Rufidulum
Family Name: Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Southeastern quarter as far north as Ohio, Illinois, and southern Missouri and as far west as southeastern Kansas and eastern Texas |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Eastern half of the state |
ID Characteristics
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Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Dark bark in rough, retangular plated furrows
- Leaves oval, finely serrated, and lustrous
- "Rusty" red-orange haris at the base of leaf stems
Floral
- Hemispheric flower head of white to cream flowers
- Dark blue to purple-black oval fruits
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Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Growth form: Tree
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Opposite – there is two leaves per node
- Leaf Blade Edge: Finely Serrated
- Leaf Blade Length: 5-10 cm
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Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5
- Flower Color: White to cream
- Flower Timing: April-May
- Fruit Type: Drupes
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | Variable |
| Habitat | Upland and bottomland forest communities as an understory species, forest opening, stream terraces and occasionally in prairies |
| Successional Stage | Mid to late |