Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Swida foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Southern Swamp Dogwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Although the name Cornus foemina P. Miller predates C. stricta Lamarck, it is very unclear what plant was intended by that name (the description is very obscure and no type is available), so C. foemina should arguably be rejected as a nomen dubium. Until and unless such an action is taken, it is arguably best to use C. foemina... Read more in Weakley's Flora (2023).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cornus foemina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Cornus foemina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cornus foemina
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-005:
Cornus stricta FAMILY Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida stricta
(?) -
Swida stricta
COMMON NAME:
Southern Swamp Dogwood
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cofo_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cost13_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73486
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73495
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73501
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73718
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Mark A. Musselman mam_swampdogwood051508
May Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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JK Marlow jkm140711_811
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_813
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_819
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_824
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Twigs red to gray, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140711_826
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_828
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_stricta_stiff_6
August Gilmer-Murray Counties GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cornus_stricta
August
Flowers borne in a flat 1-2.5" cluster, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm120910_557
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Drupes grayish, becoming bright blue, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120912_695
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Pith white in second-year stems, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
Silky Dogwood and Southern Swamp Dogwood
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JK Marlow jkm120912_704
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Usually 3-4 veins per leaf side, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120912_709
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves glabrous beneath or with a few short, straight, appressed trichomes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120912_717
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Drupes bright blue, globose, about 6-7mm in diameter, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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Ron Lance rwl2171_a
September
Fuit is grayish at first but becomes blue with age, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Swida foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cornus foemina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cornus foemina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cornus foemina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-005:
Cornus stricta
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida stricta
(?)
-
Swida stricta
2171
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: swamps, streambanks, marshes, alluvial forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
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 to cream
4-merous
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grayish->Bright blue
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p124
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p278
- 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) p113
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p123
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p114
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