Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Swida drummondii
FAMILY
Cornaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus drummondii
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cornus drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Cornus drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cornus drummondii
INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Cornus drummondii
INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Cornus priceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida asperifolia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida priceae
COMMON NAME:
Midwestern Roughleaf Dogwood
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_codr_007_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_drummondii_1
September Houston County GA
Oaky Woods WMA
Flowers similar to those of C. alternifolia, in showy flat-topped clusters, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Swida drummondii
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus drummondii
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cornus drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Cornus drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cornus drummondii
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Cornus drummondii
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Cornus priceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida asperifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida priceae
3609
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Open woodlands and glades over calcareous rocks (limestone, calcareous shale); also naturalized in wetlands and slopes along old railroad tracks (in VA), per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
4-merous
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
White
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p207
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p101
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p111
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p112
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