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Sourced5 Source not recorded8 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 117 (1753)	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	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Flowering dogwood	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	SE. Canada to E. Mexico	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	700 cm	700 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 111 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 28, 54, 68, 92, 184, 431, 873, 909	Sourced
Biological type	phanerophyte	phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 918	Sourced
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	coarse · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit color	empty	brown · 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	1350 cm	1350 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 28, 54, 68, 92, 184, 431, 873, 909	Sourced
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 · 16 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 89, 96, 444, 445, 822	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	empty	46 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	35.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 79	Not on the record
Other
Human usage type	—	fuelwood, 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 florida L., 1753 16% complete

Flowering dogwood

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