Characteristics
Dicots
Cornus drummondii C. A. Mey.
Rough Leaf Dogwood
shrub
3
**
Native
AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL)
TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
Anther Type
Dorsifixed
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Green; White
Carpel Number/Pistil
2
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Drupe
Fruit Wet/Dry
Wet
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
shrub
Inflorescence Position
terminal
Inflorescence Types
cyme
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
pinnate
Leaflet Margins
entire
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Xeric; Mesic
Natural Area Presence
PK; DRU; GILES
Ovary Position
Inferior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
1
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Limestone
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
4
Pistil Complexity
Compound
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Apical
Sepal Fusion
No
Sepal Number
4
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline
Stamen Number
4
Tepal Fusion
No
Tepal Number
0
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Cobble; Gravel
Woody Herbaceous
Woody
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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