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Each value Trefle shows for Cornus alternifolia, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced3 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.f.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Suppl. Pl.: 125 (1782)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1782	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Alternate-leaf dogwood	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	C. & E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	297 cm	296.83 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 68, 92, 184, 592, 708	Differs from sources
Flower color	empty	white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage texture	empty	medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit color	empty	black · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Growth rate	empty	Moderate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Maximum height	empty	900 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 68, 92, 184, 592, 708	Not on the record
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818	Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 444	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	90 cm	90 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 432, 818	Sourced
Other
Human usage type	—	coppice_potential, nursery_stock, ornamental · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	Deep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record

Cornus alternifolia L.f., 1782 14% complete

Alternate-leaf dogwood

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