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Swida amomum (P. Miller) Small. Common name: Silky Dogwood. Phenology: May-Jul; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Shores, streams, bottomlands. Distribution: NY and MA west to IN, south to GA, Panhandle FL, and MS.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Cornus amomum Mill. — F, Fl5, FNA12, G, Il, K4, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV; = Cornus amomum Mill. ssp. amomum — GW2, Mi, NY, Pa, Ferguson (1966c), Ferguson (1966d), Godfrey (1988); = Cornus amomum Mill. var. amomum — C; = Svida amomum Small — S, S13; = Swida amomum (Mill.) Small var. amomum — NE. Basionym: Cornus amomum Mill. 1768

Links to other floras: = Cornus amomum - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
  • Midwest: FACW (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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Height: height and Spread 6 - 12 feet

plant sale text: Silky dogwood is a multi-stemmed shrub with a rounded to open habit found growing in low woods and along streams and swamp borders. Predominately in the mountains and piedmont, this species produces non-fragrant flowers borne in upright, flat-topped cymes. By August the flowers develop into attractive, blue drupes eaten by several bird species. In the landscape this species prefers moist, partially shaded situations, but also tolerates full sun on drier sites. It is best suited for massing, shrub borders and naturalizing in moist to wet soils.

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native range: eastern United States



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