OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Benthamidia florida   FAMILY Cornaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus florida   FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Cornus florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)

Cornus florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)

Benthamidia florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Cornus florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-001:

Cornus florida   FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cynoxylon floridum

 

COMMON NAME:
Flowering Dogwood


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Trees You Want to Know (Peattie, 1934); illustration by F.A. Michaux    dcp34_p45

        

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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_818

        

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cyfl7_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm0401c_30

January    Pickens County    SC

Roadside

Twigs with stalked terminal buds and a jointed appearance, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

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JK Marlow    jkm160330_167

March    Pickens County    SC

How could anyone let a dogwood be swallowed up by English Ivy?

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JK Marlow    jkm230331_2263

March    Spartanburg County    SC

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Roxanna Martin    rlm32111_20

March    Spartanburg County    SC

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_cornus_florida

March        

Most laymen erroneously think that the showy white bracts are petals, per Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962).

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JK Marlow    jkm0004b_05a

April    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm170430_452

April    Greenville County    SC

Hypanthium appressed-hairy, completely adnate to ovary; sepals 0.5-0.8mm, per Flora of North America.

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Roxanna Martin    rlm4311_125

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Its true flowers are clustered in the center of white petal-like bracts, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

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Roxanna Martin    rlm4711_101

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Flowers bisexual, yellowish-green, about 1/4" across, with 4 petals, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_florida_4_27_06_1

April        

Cornus leaves have pinnate veins that curve to run parallel with leaf margins, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_040421atlanta06

April    Fulton County    GA

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_040421atlanta07

April    Fulton County    GA

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_040421atlanta11

April    Fulton County    GA

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Steve Marlow    snm040819_7174

April    Greenville County    SC

Lakeside Park

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Steve Marlow    snm090412_030

April    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

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Steve Marlow    snm140519_105

May    Jackson County    NC

Big Ridge Preserve

A silky thread is present when the leaves are pulled apart lengthwise, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).

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JK Marlow    jkm120913_750b

September    Greenville County    SC

Remnants of other floral parts still visible at the top of the inferior ovary.

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JK Marlow    jkm120913_756

September    Greenville County    SC

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Paul Thompson    pstcornus_florida

September?        

Note the glaucous bloom on young stems and leaf undersides. — Clemson Extension

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JK Marlow    jkm201016_7783

October    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm231019_6104

October    Greenville County    SC

Clusters of egg-shaped red berries feed a diverse group of wildlife, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).

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JK Marlow    jkm231019_6106

October    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    s061021_b

October    Greenville County    SC

Autumn foliage crimson to purple, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_101022Hayesville19ed

October    Clay County    NC

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_101022Hayesville20ed

October    Clay County    NC

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_florida_1_bark

December    Floyd County    GA

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Benthamidia florida   FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus florida   FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cornus florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Cornus florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Benthamidia florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cornus florida

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-001:
Cornus florida   FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cynoxylon floridum

 

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Tree
Perennial

Habitat: In a wide variety of dry to moist forests and woodlands, especially over acidic substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
4 white or pink bracts surround a cluster of yellowish flowers
4-merous
4 petals
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe

 

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