| Viburnum molle | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Viburnum |
| Species: | V. molle |
| Binomial name | |
| Viburnum molle | |
Viburnum molle, commonly called softleaf arrowwood, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the moschatel family (Adoxaceae). It is native to the eastern United States, where it restricted to the Midwest and Upper South. [2] Its distribution is scattered, and populations occur in disjunct clusters. [3] Its natural habitat is in rocky bluff forests over calcareous soil, and in adjacent bottomlands. [4] [5]
Viburnum molle is a woody shrub that spreads by underground runners. It produces clusters of small white flowers in late spring. It has distinctive papery bark which peels off in sheets. [5] Although it bears a superficial resemblance to the more widespread Viburnum dentatum , it can be distinguished by its ovate-orbicular leaves with strictly cordate leaf bases, its prominent long-filiform stipules, and its ellipsoid fruit. [4] [6]
