Southern Arrowwood

Viburnum dentatum

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

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102CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Viburnum

Celastrina ladonSpring Azure
Hemaris thysbeHummingbird Clearwing
Acasis viridataOlive-and-Black Carpet
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acleris viburnana"North American" Schaller's Acleris
Acronicta fallaxThe Green Marvel
Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-Crested Slug
Agnorisma badinodisPale-Banded Dart

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Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anagrapha falciferaCelery Looper Moth
Anania tertialisCrowned Anania, Crowned Phlyctaenia
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Antepione thisoariaVariable Antepione
Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia juglandanaHickory Leafroller
Argyrotaenia marianaGray-Banded Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Autographa amplaLarge Looper Moth, Broken-Banded Y, Climbing Looper
Automeris ioIo Moth
Calledapteryx dryopterataBrown Scoopwing
Callophrys henriciHenry's Elfin
Callosamia prometheaPromethea Silkmoth, Promethea Moth
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis diluticostanaSpring Dead-Leaf Roller Moth, Oak Cenopis
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
Choristoneura parallelaParallel-Banded Leafroller, Spotted Fireworm Moth
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Darapsa choerilusAzalea Sphinx
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Epiglaea declivaSloping Sallow
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Euchlaena irrariaLeast-Marked Euchlaena
Euchlaena marginariaOchre Euchlaena
Eulia ministranaFerruginous Eulia
Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
Eupsilia morrisoniMorrison's Sallow
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Glyptocera consobrinellaViburnum Glyptocera, Glyptocera Moth
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Harrisimemna trisignataHarris's Three-Spot
Hemaris diffinisSnowberry Clearwing
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Iridopsis defectariaBrown-Shaded Gray, Willow Looper
Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
Lacinipolia loreaBridled Arches, Bridle Groundcat
Lomographa vestaliataWhite Spring Moth
Lycophotia phyllophoraBrick Dart, Leafy Dart
Lytrosis unitariaCommon Lytrosis
Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Metaxaglaea inultaUnsalted Sallow, Viburnum Sallow
Metaxaglaea semitariaFootpath Sallow
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Morrisonia evictaBicolored Woodgrain
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Olethreutes appendiceumServiceberry Leafroller
Oreta roseaRose Hooktip
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthofidonia exornataPale Viburnum Geometer
Orthofidonia flavivenataYellow-Veined Geometer
Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Packardia geminataJeweled Tail Slug Moth
Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
Plagodis alcoolariaHollow-Spotted Plagodis
Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
Schizura badiaChestnut Schizura
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Spiramater lutraDarling Mamestra, Splashed Arches, Otter Spiramater, Otter Arches
Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Zale horridaHorrid Zale, Sacled Zale
Acleris placidana
Coleophora viburniella
Olethreutes viburnanum
Orthofidonia tinctaria

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

17BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Viburnum

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

18BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Viburnum

Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Acanthis flammeaCommon Redpoll
Aix sponsaWood Duck
Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan

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Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Mimus polyglottosNorthern Mockingbird
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
Vireo griseusWhite-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
Vireo solitariusBlue-headed Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Viburnaceae
Hardiness: Zones 2–8
Soil pH: Acidic
Flower color: White

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “White” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Hardiness · “Zones 2–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “6–10 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Leaves · “Deciduous” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Full sun” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
primary_flower_color · “white” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “moderately wet to moderately dry” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Soil pH · “Acidic” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Spread · “6–10 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Also known as

Arrow Wood; Arrowwood; Southern Arrow Wood; Southern Arrowwood; Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	SNR
Global rank	G5
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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