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Scientific Name
Cornus florida
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cornus florida L.
Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (FONE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
lowering dogwood
Park Synonyms
Benthamidia florida
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Cornales |
| Family | Cornaceae |
| Genus | Cornus |
| Species | Cornus florida |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 6/17/2009.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 6/17/2009.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 6/17/2009.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
5/8/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcallahan@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
11/18/2025 5:51:39 PM
Notes
2025-09-30: Added Benthamidia florida as a synonym to Cornus florida
Park Species Detail: All data associated with the FONE PLOTS Database can be viewed on-line at the USGS--NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program web site: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/index.html, Park Species Data Source: Perles et al., 2006. NPBIB-617647; FONE_PLOT_AA_DATA.mdb, Accepted Detail: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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