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§1 Plant

Cornus drummondii C.A. Mey.

vernacular roughleaf dogwood — species · Cornaceae


USDA
CODR
GBIF
3082256
Rank
species
roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii)
Platephotograph · Arb O'RetumCC BY-NC-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Cornaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus
Cornus
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 488 counties across 14 states/territories
Legend Native · 488 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
Low
Fire
Low
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-28 °F minimum
Frost-free days
110 min.
Precipitation
32–55 in/yr
pH range
4.5–7.5
Root depth
20 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Multiple Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
20 ft
Height @ 20 y
25 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
White
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
15,700
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
High
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 488 counties across 14 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 8 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 58 N
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N
Illinois view state ↗ 81 N
Indiana view state ↗ 62 N
Iowa view state ↗ 19 N
Kansas view state ↗ 77 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 61 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 57 N
Michigan view state ↗ 4 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 24 N
New York view state ↗ 4 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N
Tennessee view state ↗ 31 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CODR ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3082256 ↗

Record version

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