Plants Profile for Cornus florida (flowering dogwood)

General Information
Symbol:	COFL2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Cornaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub Tree
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Characteristics
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Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MD, Salisbury. Usage Requirements.

©Elaine Haug. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, VA, Prince William Co., Dale City. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, IN, Indianapolis. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MA, Boston, Arnold Arboretum. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MA, Beverly. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MA, Boston, Arnold Arboretum. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, TN, Memphis. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements.

©Jeff McMillian. Provided by Almost Eden. United States, KS. Usage Requirements.

©Jeff McMillian. Provided by Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MD. Usage Requirements.

W.D. Brush. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, MD. 1959. Usage Requirements.

Milton M. Bryan. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, TX. 1944. Usage Requirements.

Paul Steucke. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. United States, WV. 1968. Usage Requirements.

G.B. Sudworth. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from USDA Forest Service. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 664. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
BEFL	Benthamidia florida (L.) Spach
CYFL7	Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Raf. ex B.D. Jacks.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Cornales
Family	Cornaceae – Dogwood family
Genus	Cornus L. – dogwood
Species	Cornus florida L. – flowering dogwood

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Maine flowering dogwood Endangered
New York flowering dogwood Exploitably Vulnerable
Vermont flowering dogwood Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain
Western Gulf Coast	UPL

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACU
Great Plains	FACU
Midwest	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	FACU

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (COFL2)
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (COFL2)
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Kemper Center for Home Gardening (COFL2)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (COFL2)
Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn) (COFL2)
Native Plants Network (COFL2)
USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (COFL2)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (COFL2)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (COFL2)

Related Websites
CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database (COFL2)
FL-Florida Coop Extension Electronic Data Information Source (COFL2)
FL-Florida Nature (COFL2)
FL-USDA FS (University of Florida) (COFL2)
IL-UI Plants (COFL2)
MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (COFL2)
NC-Plant Fact Sheets (COFL2)
National Phenology Network (COFL2)
OH-Ohio State University (COFL2)
OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey (COFL2)
TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants (COFL2)
TX-Texas Parks and Wildlife (COFL2)
USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America (COFL2)
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/floraok (COFL2)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Yarrow	Low	Low	Low	Low

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Yarrow

Sources

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. Birmingham.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover