KAREN'S GALLERY (est. 2005)

Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) 2014-9-20 Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May, NJ

http://www.missouriplants.com/Whiteopp/Viburnum_dentatum_page.html
"Other info. - This plant is just one of the many species in this genus cultivated in Missouri. The plant can be identified by its suborbicular, dentate leaves (which have deeply impressed lateral veins).
Natives used the wood from the tree to make arrows for hunting. They also used the inner bark as a tobacco substitute."

also
http://capemaywildlife.com/_templates/group_honeysuckle.html#Smooth%20Arrowwood
says that
Southern Arrowwood, V. dentatum, has hairy pedicels (leaf stems)
Smooth Arrowwood, V. recognitum, has smooth leaf stems

http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VIDE&photoID=vide_009_avp.tif

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