Cornus florida

Cornus florida
Flowering dogwood in Spring

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Subgenus: Cornus subg. Cynoxylon
Species:
C. florida
Binomial name
Cornus florida
Natural range of Cornus florida
Synonyms[3]
  • Benthamia florida (L.) Nakai
  • Benthamidia florida (L.) Spach
  • Cornus candidissima Mill.
  • Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Britton & Shafer
  • Swida candidissima (Mill.) Small
  • Cornus urbiniana Rose, syn of subsp. urbiniana

Cornus florida, the flowering dogwood, is a species of flowering tree in the family Cornaceae native to eastern North America and northern Mexico. An endemic population once spanned from southernmost coastal Maine south to northern Florida and west to the Mississippi River.[4] The tree is commonly planted as an ornamental in residential and public areas because of its showy bracts and interesting bark structure.

  1. ^ Stritch, L. (2018). "Cornus florida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61990536A61990538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61990536A61990538.en. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cornus florida L." The Plant List.
  4. ^ "Cornus florida County distribution map". The Biota of North America Program. 2014.