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Taxon

Cornus alternifolia L.f.

Protologue Suppl. Pl. 125. 1782 [1781 publ. Apr 1782]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Cornus alternifolia L.f. belongs to the Cornaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Davidson, C 13027

May 16, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Graham

35.358611, -83.930278

Location Remarks

Nantahala National Forest; Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest along Little Santeetlah Creek. 659 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Notes

Shrub 4 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Cornaceae

Genus

Cornus

Specific Epithet

alternifolia

Authorship

L.f.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.7

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

#182,917 of 335,497

Top 55%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →