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Taxon

Cornus obliqua Raf.

Protologue Ann. Nat. (1820) 13. [Mar-Jul 1820]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Cornus obliqua--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 039.jpg

Cornus obliqua--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 039.jpg

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Cornus obliqua--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 040.jpg

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Native to 32 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Accession 110-79-B

June 30, 2003

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)

42.307464, -71.120796

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Cornaceae

Genus

Cornus

Specific Epithet

obliqua

Authorship

Raf.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#191,165 of 335,497

Top 57%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →