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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Family
Cornaceae
Genus
Cornus
Specific Epithet
alternifolia
Authorship
L.f.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#182,917 of 335,497
Top 55%
Extinction probability
5%
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.
