Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (10).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (8).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (14).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (13).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (4).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (7).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (6).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (12).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (5).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (3).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (11).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (9).JPG
Cornus alternifolia, Davidson, C 13027--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (2).JPG
Native to 38 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Graham (Robbinsville)
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Family
Cornaceae
Genus
Cornus
Specific Epithet
alternifolia
Authorship
L.f.
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%
