Cornus foemina
Stiff dogwood · also Swamp dogwood
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Cornus foemina, also known as stiff dogwood or swamp dogwood, is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing up to 25 feet tall. It is characterized by oval leaves, white flowers in flat-topped clusters, and blue or purple drupe fruits. This species thrives in wetlands and swampy conditions and can tolerate moderate salinity.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 150.01%4.2 yr2.7 in
- 10.00%—1.6 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.7 in, mean 2.6 in, 90th percentile 3.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- East Central Texas forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
Other Cornus in the catalogue
16 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
