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Weakley's
Flora (
4/7/08
):
Cornaceae
Cornus florida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database:
Cornaceae
Cornus florida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular
Flora of the Carolinas (1968):
Cornaceae
142-01-001
Cornus florida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933):
Cynoxylon floridum
Common Name:
Flowering Dogwood
Tree
Perennial
Deciduous
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
Documented growing
wild in
GA
NC
SC
Look for it in dry to moist forests & woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
To see a detailed
map, click
here.
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...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
Leaves:
Simple
Opposite
Flower:
Spring
4 white/pink bracts surround cluster of yellowish flowers
Bisexual
4-merous
4 petals
Inferior ovary
Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe
To learn more about
this plant, look it up in a good book!
Gardening with Native Plants of the South p065
Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p285
Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p020
Landscaping with Native Trees p091
Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p100
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p166
Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p033
Trees of the Southeastern US p092
Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p128
Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p171
Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p142
Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p19
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Greenville County
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Greenville County
SC
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Greenville County
SC
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Haywood County
NC
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