Cornus florida

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Cornaceae
Family (Traditional)	Cornaceae
Genus	Cornus
Species	Cornus florida L.
Common Name	Flowering dogwood
Growth Habit	Tree
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	4
Status	Native, FACU (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Cornus florida var. rubra	Cornus florida var. rubra Weston
Cornus florida var. xanthocarpa	Cornus florida var. xanthocarpa
Cynoxylon floridum	Cynoxylon floridum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Blackford, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Decatur, Dubois, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Noble, Ohio, Owen, Parke, Perry, Porter, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, St. Joseph, Switzerland, Union, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Washington, Wells

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1815 - 2008

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
155304	Marion	29 Apr 2006	Greg Zahn	BUT Cornus florida L.
18681	Montgomery	20 May 1961	A. E. Brooks	BUT Cornus florida L.
99131	Montgomery	05 Oct 1963	Bill White 4	BUT Cornus florida L.
153572	Owen	23 Apr 1967	C. Turner 19403	BUT Cornus florida L.
63552	Elkhart	16 May 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Cornus florida L.
65078	Elkhart	17 May 1942	Charles M. Ek	BUT Cornus florida L.
45767	Howard	22 May 1935	Charles M. Ek	BUT Cornus florida L.
153571	Montgomery	23 Apr 1973	Dennis Higgins 4	BUT Cornus florida L.
154694	Madison	05 Oct 2008	Donald G. Ruch 16764	BUT Cornus obliqua Raf.
16316	Putnam	01 May 1910	Earl J. Grimes 36	BUT Cornus florida L.
153569	Montgomery	21 Oct 1963	Gary Gherardini 41	BUT Cornus florida L.
153576	Warren	14 May 1991	Gayle Tonkovich 40	BUT Cornus florida L.
153570	Montgomery	12 May 1965	George Carpenter 19426	BUT Cornus florida L.
153565	Montgomery	25 May 1926	H. Braun 5334	BUT Cornus florida L.
153566	Montgomery	15 May 1961	Hans van Etter 18581	BUT Cornus florida L.
81800	Morgan	01 Jan 1928	J. E. Potzger	BUT Cornus florida L.
8928	Monroe	23 Apr 1931	J. E. Potzger	BUT Cornus florida L.
9045	Monroe	14 Sep 1931	J. E. Potzger 2214	BUT Cornus florida L.
8887	Monroe	26 Sep 1931	J. E. Potzger 2261	BUT Cornus florida L.
81626		01 Oct 1926	J. E. Potzger	BUT Cornus florida L.
153575	Parke	20 Apr 1967	J. Webster 19404	BUT Cornus florida L.
153564	Montgomery	07 May 1969	James Smith 19445	BUT Cornus florida L.
153562		01 Jan 1815	John M. Coulter 6612	BUT Cornus florida L.
92954	Porter	07 May 1922	Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.	BUT Cornus florida L.
153567	Montgomery	01 May 1969	Neil McKay 19434	BUT Cornus florida L.
153573	Parke	06 May 1960	No collector 19076	BUT Cornus florida L.
153563	Madison	05 May 1992	P. E. Rothrock 2384	BUT Cornus florida L.
153574	Parke	01 May 1958	R. A. Laubengaver 19185	BUT Cornus florida L.
153561		06 May 1961	R. Cleland 18676	BUT Cornus florida L.
151224	Parke	19 Apr 2004	R. K. Scott 65	BUT Cornus florida L.
151223	Parke	07 May 2004	R. K. Scott 150	BUT Cornus florida L.
55121	Brown	22 Mar 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15019	BUT Cornus florida L.
11804	Brown	30 Apr 1932	Ray C. Friesner 3869	BUT Cornus florida L.
11806	Brown	30 Apr 1932	Ray C. Friesner 3869	BUT Cornus florida L.
2107	Morgan	07 May 1927	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Cornus florida L.
6799	Montgomery	09 May 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2779	BUT Cornus florida L.
10893	Fountain	21 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4010	BUT Cornus florida L.
11765	Warren	22 May 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4122	BUT Cornus florida L.
39208	Kosciusko	23 May 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10524	BUT Cornus florida L.
4058	Jackson	25 May 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Cornus florida L.
9122	Montgomery	02 Jun 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2996	BUT Cornus florida L.
9123	Montgomery	02 Jun 1931	Ray C. Friesner 2996	BUT Cornus florida L.
41541	Switzerland	11 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 11946	BUT Cornus florida L.
80932	Jasper	14 Jun 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21485	BUT Cornus florida L.
47041	St. Joseph	17 Jun 1939	Ray C. Friesner 13575	BUT Cornus florida L.
73612	Elkhart	17 Jun 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19075	BUT Cornus florida L.
41732	Ohio	18 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12160	BUT Cornus florida L.
5601	Brown	21 Jun 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Cornus florida L.
81298	Clay	21 Jun 1947	Ray C. Friesner 21551	BUT Cornus florida L.
14721	Putnam	24 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5847	BUT Cornus florida L.
14134	Clay	24 Jun 1933	Ray C. Friesner 5895	BUT Cornus florida L.
41655	Ripley	25 Jun 1938	Ray C. Friesner 12257	BUT Cornus florida L.
38858	Wells	26 Jun 1937	Ray C. Friesner 10908	BUT Cornus florida L.
53532	Fulton	28 Jun 1941	Ray C. Friesner 15506	BUT Cornus florida L.
70792	Fayette	01 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18267	BUT Cornus florida L.
38305	Warren	03 Jul 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11063	BUT Cornus florida L.
7073	Monroe	05 Jul 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3084	BUT Cornus florida L.
10095	Jennings	09 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4346	BUT Cornus florida L.
8767	Owen	10 Jul 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3109	BUT Cornus florida L.
4045	Brown	12 Jul 1930	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Cornus florida L.
93647	Clinton	14 Jul 1951	Ray C. Friesner 24362	BUT Cornus florida L.
47780	Martin	15 Jul 1939	Ray C. Friesner 13776	BUT Cornus florida L.
11923	Franklin	16 Jul 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4418	BUT Cornus florida L.
27945	LaGrange	20 Jul 1935	Ray C. Friesner 8913	BUT Cornus florida L.
74154	Blackford	21 Jul 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19318	BUT Cornus florida L.
70790	Randolph	22 Jul 1944	Ray C. Friesner 18422	BUT Cornus florida L.
33854	Morgan	25 Jul 1936	Ray C. Friesner 9746	BUT Cornus florida L.
61887	Shelby	01 Aug 1942	Ray C. Friesner 17157	BUT Cornus florida L.
74210	Vermillion	11 Aug 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19486	BUT Cornus florida L.
2091	Floyd	20 Aug 1923	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Cornus florida L.
2094	Floyd	20 Aug 1923	Ray C. Friesner	BUT Cornus florida L.
37257	Perry	02 Sep 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11394	BUT Cornus florida L.
37960	Spencer	03 Sep 1937	Ray C. Friesner 11473	BUT Cornus florida L.
9555	Lawrence	06 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4910	BUT Cornus florida L.
10940	Washington	06 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 4959	BUT Cornus florida L.
10438	Harrison	07 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5028	BUT Cornus florida L.
10795	Crawford	08 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5077	BUT Cornus florida L.
9643	Crawford	09 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5171	BUT Cornus florida L.
9396	Dubois	09 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5194	BUT Cornus florida L.
14455	Vigo	09 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 6658	BUT Cornus florida L.
20368	Knox	11 Sep 1934	Ray C. Friesner 7964	BUT Cornus florida L.
20481	Clay	12 Sep 1934	Ray C. Friesner 8078	BUT Cornus florida L.
9550	Greene	17 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5258	BUT Cornus florida L.
9374	Clay	17 Sep 1932	Ray C. Friesner 5313	BUT Cornus florida L.
55995	Miami	20 Sep 1941	Ray C. Friesner 16423	BUT Cornus florida L.
27942	Henry	28 Sep 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9338	BUT Cornus florida L.
73906	Union	29 Sep 1945	Ray C. Friesner 19926	BUT Cornus florida L.
14423	Johnson	30 Sep 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7012	BUT Cornus florida L.
73469	Carroll	06 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20028	BUT Cornus florida L.
28642	Jefferson	12 Oct 1935	Ray C. Friesner 9506	BUT Cornus florida L.
78076	Daviess	12 Oct 1946	Ray C. Friesner 21230	BUT Cornus florida L.
18320	Decatur	14 Oct 1933	Ray C. Friesner 7164	BUT Cornus florida L.
73966	Noble	15 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20122	BUT Cornus florida L.
7605	Morgan	17 Oct 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3755	BUT Cornus florida L.
7580	Marion	18 Oct 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3781	BUT Cornus florida L.
76864	Clay	19 Oct 1946	Ray C. Friesner 21250	BUT Cornus florida L.
74030	Scott	27 Oct 1945	Ray C. Friesner 20181	BUT Cornus florida L.
86414	Ripley	29 Oct 1949	Ray C. Friesner 23300	BUT Cornus florida L.
7800	Brown	11 Dec 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3813	BUT Cornus florida L.
7801	Brown	11 Dec 1931	Ray C. Friesner 3813	BUT Cornus florida L.
17720	Knox	02 May 1932	Scott McCoy	BUT Cornus florida L.
33571	Lawrence	24 Aug 1931	Stanley A. Cain 88	BUT Cornus florida L.
153568	Montgomery	22 Apr 1967	T. J. Morgan 19402	BUT Cornus florida L.
156099	LaGrange	5/5/1976	Lee Casebere	BUT Cornus florida L.
155436	Allen	9/17/1993	P.E. Rothrock 3211	BUT

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