Index / Search / Cornus obliqua
§1 Plant
Cornus obliqua Raf.
vernacular silky dogwood — species · Cornaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- 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
· 532 counties across 22 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 532 counties across 22 states/territories.
Arkansas view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Crittenden 05035
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Independence 05063
- Johnson 05071
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Stone 05137
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Sangamon 17167
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Rush 18139
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bracken 21023
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Elliott 21063
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Gallatin 21077
- Garrard 21079
- Graves 21083
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Mason 21161
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Monroe 21171
- Morgan 21175
- Pendleton 21191
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 87 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lawrence 42073
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Potter 42105
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 3 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/COOB9 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3082259 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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