About Viburnum nudum L.
Viburnum nudum L. is a shrub with slender stems that bear opposite, simple leaves. Its white flowers bloom in late spring. This species is native to North America, with a range extending from southern Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland in the north, south to Florida, and west to Wisconsin. It grows in habitats including floodplains, hardwood stands, mesic woodlands, and pine flatwoods. In its ecology, wildlife eats its fruit, deer browse its foliage, and it acts as a larval host plant for spring azures and hummingbird clearwing moths. The Cherokee people have multiple medicinal uses for Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides. They drink an infusion of the plant to prevent recurrent spasms, use its root bark as a diaphoretic and a tonic, and drink a compound infusion to treat fever, smallpox, and ague. They also use an infusion of the bark as a wash for a sore tongue.
