15 August 2023.
Monroe County, Alabama, United States
Locality: Haines Island Park; overlooks the Alabama River.
Coordinates: 31.7206, -87.4654
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Elevation: 86m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Beautiful Pine-Oak forest sits atop the Buhrstone Questa, an escarpment that rises over 350 feet. Southern Red Hills Region. Slope: 10%. Aspect: North. Elevation recorded as 281 feet.
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Magnolia grandiflora; Liriodendron tulipifera; Quercus alba; Quercus shumardii; Liquidambar styraciflua; Fraxinus americana; Pinus echinata; Vitis rotundifolia; Diospyros virginiana; Chionanthus virginicus; Gelsemium sempervirens; Packera sp.; Solidago sp.; Asimina parviflora; Magnolia macrophylla; Hamamelis virginiana; Hamamelis ovalis.
Comment: Collectors' note: Mapleleaf viburnum occurs in dry to mesic pine or hardwood forests, along streams, and on slopes. Deciduous shrub with thin stems, branched in the upper half; colony forming, 1-3(-6) feet tall. Leaves pubescent, opposite, petiolate, 3-lobed, with serrate margins. Flowers creamy white, flat-topped compound cymes on new growth, late spring to early summer. Fruit purplish-black drupes, [ripening] in late summer. Fall color varies from pinks, reds, purples, and oranges. More shade tolerant than other native Viburnum species; however, plants will be more compact, produce more flowers/fruit, and have better fall color with brighter shade. Distribution: Scattered patches. Seed collected off of 10+ plants.
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