Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/26/20):
Swida racemosa
FAMILY
Cornaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Northern Swamp Dogwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus racemosa
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Swida racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Cornus foemina ssp. racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-004:
Cornus racemosa
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida femina
COMMON NAME:
Northern Swamp Dogwood, Gray Dogwood
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June Macon County NC
Huffman's Native Plant Nursery
A thicket-forming shrub with brown pith, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (6/26/20):
Swida racemosa
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus racemosa
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Swida racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Cornus foemina ssp. racemosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-004:
Cornus racemosa
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida femina
385
Shrub
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Rare in NC
Habitat: Wet to moist forests and thickets, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish
Bisexual
4-merous
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Gray then White
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Landscaping with Native Trees p090
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p106
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p102
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p166
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p093
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p112