Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Swida foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Southern Swamp Dogwood at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-005:
Cornus stricta FAMILY Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida stricta
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Swida stricta
COMMON NAME:
Southern Swamp Dogwood
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cofo_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cost13_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73486
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73495
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73501
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_cornus_stricta_73718
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Mark A. Musselman mam_swampdogwood051508
May Dorchester County SC
Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest
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JK Marlow jkm140711_811
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_813
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_819
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_824
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Twigs red to gray, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140711_826
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140711_828
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_stricta_stiff_6
August Gilmer-Murray Counties GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_cornus_stricta
August
Flowers borne in a flat 1-2.5" cluster, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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JK Marlow jkm120910_557
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Drupes grayish, becoming bright blue, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120912_695
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Pith white in second-year stems, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
COMPARE
Silky Dogwood and Southern Swamp Dogwood
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JK Marlow jkm120912_704
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Usually 3-4 veins per leaf side, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120912_709
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves glabrous beneath or with a few short, straight, appressed trichomes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120912_717
September Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Drupes bright blue, globose, about 6-7mm in diameter, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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Ron Lance rwl2171_a
September
Fuit is grayish at first but becomes blue with age, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/8/20):
Swida foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus foemina
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 142-01-005:
Cornus stricta
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Svida stricta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Swida stricta
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: swamps, streambanks, marshes, alluvial forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to cream
Bisexual
4-merous
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grayish->Bright blue
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p124
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p101
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p113
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p123
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p114