3609

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Native to Georgia

Documented growing wild in GA - -

Rare

Look for it in open woodlands and glades over calcareous rocks (limestone, calcareous shale), per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
4-merous
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
White
Drupe

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p101
• Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p111
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p112

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cornus drummondii   FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus drummondii   FAMILY Cornaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Svida priceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Swida drummondii