Cornus florida L.

  • Filed As

    Cornaceae
    Cornus florida L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6142, 30 Apr 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond.

  • Habitat

    Rich moist woods.

  • Description

    Tree ca 9 m tall, 12 cm dbh; bark grayish brown, somewhat thick, forming numerous, roundish plates, each 1-3 cm diam; branching sympodial, the twigs distinctive curving upward; leaves just emerging, grayish when very young; pedicels pinkish; floral bracts white, the emarginate apices maroon, forming a maroon line abaxially toward the base; flowers green, becoming yellow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1070856

    Occurrence ID: db73a722-6600-402e-9a7c-69fc8d94c6c9

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01121567, D. E. Atha 6142, Cornus florida L. - Accepted : Cornaceae (256.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cornales

  • Family

    Cornaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cornus florida L. det D. E. Atha, 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Putnam Co.

  • Locality

    ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond

  • Elevation

    Alt. 141 m. (463 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.4535, -73.6159

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The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Comaceae
Cornus florida L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. New York. Putnam County, ca
7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and
ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border,
Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of
Route 312 and W of Ice Pond. 41.453456°, -73.615888°.
ca 141m. (Coordinates and altitude from digital world
map; plants collected within a radius of ca 10 meters). Rich,
moist woods.
Tree ca 9 m tall, 12 cm dbh; bark grayish brown, somewhat
thick, forming numerous, roundish plates, each 1-3 cm diam;
branching sympodial, the twigs distinctive curving upward;
leaves just emerging, grayish when very young; pedicels
pinkish; floral bracts white, the emarginate apices maroon,
forming a maroon line abaxially toward the base; flowers
green, becoming yellow.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6142	30 Apr 2008
NYdb
01070856