Cornus drummondii

Cornus drummondii
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Cornaceae
Genus:	Cornus
Subgenus:	Swida
Species:	C. drummondii
Binomial name
Cornus drummondii C.A.Mey.[1]

Cornus drummondii, commonly known as the Roughleaf Dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern reigons of the United States. It is also found around the Mississippi River.^[2] It is uncommon in the wild, and is mostly found around forest borders. The roughleaf dogwood is used as a buffer strip around parking lots, in the median of highways and near the decks and patios of homes. It can grow to a height of 15 to 25 feet (4.6 - 7.6 m) with a spread of 10 to 15 feet (3.1 - 4.6 m). The roughleaf dogwood flowers during the summer months. It produces off white four-petaled open flowers that are followed by small, round fruit that ripen from August to October. These dogwoods can form a dense thicket that is used as a hedge, border or cover for wildlife. At least forty species of birds are known to feed on the fruit of the Roughleaf Dogwood.^[3]

Natural range

References

1. ^ "Taxon: Cornus drummondii C. A. Mey". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-05-10. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?104855. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
2. ^ "Cornus Drummondii Range Map". United States Geological Survey. http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/corndrum.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-29. 
3. ^ Gilman, Edward F.; Dennis G. Watson. "Cornus drummondii: Roughleaf Dogwood". Electronic Data Information System. University of Florida IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st184. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 

External links

Media related to Cornus drummondii at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Cornus drummondii at Wikispecies

• USDA PLANTS Database