Cornus alternifolia

Cornus alternifolia Linnaeus f. is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2016.

Hybrid parent of

Cornus ×acadiensis Fernald.

Vernacular names

• cornouiller à feuilles alternes Marie-Victorin, 1995

• alternate-leaved dogwood Farrar, 1996
• green osier Hinds, 2000
• pagoda dogwood Farrar, 1996

Synonyms

• Bothrocaryum alternifolium (Linnaeus f.) Pojarkova FNA Ed. Comm., 2016
• Cornus alterna Marshall FNA Ed. Comm., 2016
• Swida alternifolia (Linnaeus f.) Small FNA Ed. Comm., 2016

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Cornales
Family	Cornaceae
Genus	Cornus
Subgenus	Cornus subg. Mesomera
Species	Cornus alternifolia

Habit

Shrub