Taxon

Cornus foemina

 
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Cornus foemina - stiff dogwood, southern swamp dogwood
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: stiff dogwood, southern swamp dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Synonym: Cornus stricta, Swida stricta
Distribution: e. United States
Habitat: Marshes, swamps, river and stream banks, pocosin margins, interdune swales, wet ditches; 0–1500 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A deciduous shrub occupying moist, bottom lands. Can grow 12-15' tall with multiple, bronze-purple stems. Leaves are dark green, changing to bronze-red in the fall. Flowers open white in 2-3" wide clusters (May-June). Fruits ripen pale blue to white, supported on rose-purple peduncles. Forms good screen and fruits are attractive to wildlife.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: AES: BO27 (BO27) • Accession: D1998-1079.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2015-0687.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2015-0687.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2015-0687.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2015-0687.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: AZA: BE14 (BE14) • Accession: D2015-0687.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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