Summary ⁶

Viburnum acerifolium, the mapleleaf viburnum, maple-leaved arrowwood or dockmackie, is a species of Viburnum, native to eastern North America from southwestern Quebec and Ontario south to northern Florida and eastern Texas.

It is a shrub growing to 3 1/4 – 6 1/2 ft tall. The leaves are in opposite pairs, 2–4 in long and broad, three- to five-lobed, the lobes with a serrated margin, and the leaf surface has a fuzzy texture. There is a diverse manifestation of autumn color with this species from pale yellow to bright yellow to orange or pink, rose, or red-purple depending on the light exposure and weather conditions. The flowers are white with five small petals. The fruit is a small red to purple-black drupe 4–8 mm (about 1/3") long. It attracts butterflies and birds.

The species' flowers are known for production of nectar and pollen which are then carried by the bee species from Andrenidae and Halictidae families as well as flies from the Empididae and Syrphidae families. The flowers also attract beetles, wasps and various butterflies (including skippers). The berries are eaten by various mammals including skunks, rabbits, deer,[6] the eastern chipmunk, white-footed mouse and deer mice.

The black berries, available from late summer to autumn, can be made into jam.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Marv Elliott, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marv Elliott
2. (c) Dendroica cerulea, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dendroica/9695496218/
3. (c) Matt Rung, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matt Rung
4. (c) Susan Elliott, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
5. (c) Tom Potterfield, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tgpotterfield/6792889954/
6. Adaptado por Tom Pollard de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum_acerifolium

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• BioDiversity4All taxon page
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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• Maryland Biodiversity Project
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