Specific Name: Cornus florida

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Dublin Core

Title

Specific Name: Cornus florida

Subject

Common Name: Flowering dogwood, a species of Dogwoods(Cornus)
Also known as: American boxwood, Flowering cornel, Virginian dogwood
Popular cultivars: 'Cherokee Chief'

Description

DESCRIPTION
Detailed Location: Latitude: 34° 12’ 29.712” N Longitude: 84° 47’ 4.452” W
Altitude: 253.93 m (833.11 ft) Altitude Reference: above sea level

Habitat: Acidic woods, deciduous woods

Frequency: Common, native

Plant Description (Picture This App): Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small North American tree renowned for its wide canopy and plentiful spring blooms. Individual white or pink "flower" is actually a flower head that contains four oval bracts and a cluster of tiny yellow true flowers. Because of its decorative canopy, prolific spring blooming, and attractive red autumn leaves and berries, it is the most popular native tree in US gardens.

Occurrence Notes: Cartersville, Ga, GHC Campus upper parking lot

Creator

Determiner: Ariana Mraz

Source

Origin of Materials: Wild

Publisher

Name of the Herbarium or Institution: GHC DIGITAL HERBARIUM – CARTERSVILLE STEM

Date

Date of Collection: Date Time: Apr 5, 2024 at 9:38:24 AM

Contributor

Collector Name: Ariana Mraz

Identifier

Collection number: 2024.04.05.001, 2024.04.05.002, 2024.04.05.003, 2024.04.05.004

Citation

Determiner: Ariana Mraz, “Specific Name: Cornus florida,” GHC Archives, accessed May 18, 2024, https://ghcarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1059.

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