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Viburnum obovatum Walter
Small viburnum, Walter’s viburnum

Viburnum obovatum
Copyright by: Cara Abbott iNaturalist

Family: Adoxaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.

Other data on Viburnum obovatum available from :

Viburnum obovatum has been found in the following 13 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Regional Park Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Fern Forest Nature Center Present Native
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Native
Hickey Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Recorded as Present in Error
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
LaBelle Nature Park Present Native

Viburnum obovatum has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Glades County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native

Viburnum obovatum has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Alluvial Forest
Mesic Flatwoods
Mesic Hammock
Prairie Hammock

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Viburnum obovatum
Copyright by: Cara Abbott iNaturalist
Viburnum obovatum
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2017
In cultivation by Green Isle Gardens, Florida
Viburnum obovatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Viburnum obovatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Viburnum obovatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Viburnum obovatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton