Swida drummondii (C.A. Meyer) Soják. Common name: Midwestern Roughleaf Dogwood. Phenology: Apr-Jul; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Open woodlands and glades over calcareous rocks (limestone, calcareous shale); also naturalized in wetlands and slopes along old railroad tracks (in VA). Distribution: NY, ON, and SD south to e. TN, nw. GA, LA, and TX. Reported as naturalized in City of Alexandria, VA (Simmons et al. 2020).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Cornus drummondii C.A.Mey. – Ar, C, FNA12, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NY, Pa, Tx, Ferguson (1966c), Ferguson (1966d); > Cornus drummondii C.A.Mey. – F; > Cornus priceae Small – F; > Svida asperifolia – S, S13, misapplied; > Svida priceae (Small) Small – S, S13
Links to other floras: = Cornus drummondii - FNA12
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: FAC (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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