Cornus florida L.

  • Filed As

    Cornaceae
    Cornus florida L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 37825, 24 Oct 1989

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. Bronx. in the New York Botanical Garden, near the Rock Garden.

  • Habitat

    In forest with Quercus alba, Tsuga canadensis, Acer rubrum.

  • Description

    Understory treelet 5m tall, with single stem 15cm in diameter; bark flaky, brown; wood pale. Probably native. Leaves green above, very pale green below. Ripe fruit was red, has disappeared within past few weeks. Flower buds erect, swollen. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 46542

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02456625

    Occurrence ID: e42d0bf0-6a2b-437c-8817-6687f9df2b2f

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    Bronx

  • Locality

    in the New York Botanical Garden, near the Rock Garden

  • Coordinates

    40.8568, -73.8754

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2289

  • Georeferencing Method

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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det. D. Atha (NY), 2015
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Cornus florida L.
det. M. Nee, 1989
New York, Bronx Co.* Bronx, in the New York
Botanical Garden.
"flowering dogwood" Understory treelet 5 m.
tall, with single stem 15 cm. in diameter;
bark flaky, brown; wood pale. Probably
native, in forest with Quercus alba, Tsuga
canadensis, Acer rubrum, near the Rock Garden
Leaves green above, very pale green below.
Ripe fruit was red, has disappeared within
past few weeks. Flower buds erect, swollen.
Voucher for wood specimen, MADwr 46542.
Coll.:	M.	Nee	37825
24 Oct. 1989