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Plant Index

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Swida alternifolia

Swida alternifolia (L. f.) Small

alternate-leaf dogwood

Image ID: 13775
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: SWAL4
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Swida alternifolia
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01
SELECTED SYNONYM: Cornus alternifolia

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: SWIDA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Swida
GENUS AUTHORITY: Opiz
GENUS COMMON:
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 32 species, shrubs and trees, of North America, Central America, n. and w. South America, and Eurasia. See Cornaceae for discussion of generic treatment.
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FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CORNAC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Cornaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: (Berchtold & J. Presl) Dumortier 1829
FAMILY COMMON: Dogwood Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 2 genera and about 85 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, and subshrubs, semicosmopolitan (mainly northern hemisphere). The Cornaceae is best circumscribed to exclude Nyssa (Xiang et al. 2002).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Xiang et al. (2002); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree

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LEAF RETENTION: Deciduous

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BLOOM TIME: May-Jun

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FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Sep.

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NATIVE RANGE: eastern North America

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
826	1985-0490			View
3591	1991-0254			View
4750	1993-0021			View
7088	1999-0039	1999-08-06		View
7865	2002-0005	2002-02-05		View

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
1038	HORT	2005-08-02	Lewandowski	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1566	826	160	NCBG staff	1981-01-28	View
5871	3591	77	NCBG staff	1991-05-08	View
7087	4750	75	NCBG staff	1967-01-01	View
10016	7088	172	NCBG staff	1999-05-03	View
10017	7088	174	NCBG staff	1999-05-03	View
11091	7865	166	NCBG staff	2001-11-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: SWAL4
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Cornaceae (Berchtold & J. Presl) Dumortier 1829 (Dogwood Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 2 genera and about 85 species, trees, shrubs, lianas, and subshrubs, semicosmopolitan (mainly northern hemisphere). The Cornaceae is best circumscribed to exclude Nyssa (Xiang et al. 2002).
REFERENCE: Xiang et al. (2002); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (2004).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Swida Opiz ()
SUMMARY: A genus of about 32 species, shrubs and trees, of North America, Central America, n. and w. South America, and Eurasia. See Cornaceae for discussion of generic treatment.
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HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Swida alternifolia in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Swida alternifolia in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Swida alternifolia in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Swida alternifolia in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Swida alternifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Swida alternifolia

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 13775 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 13775 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 27021 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)