North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Swida amomum

Swida amomum (Mill.) Small

silky dogwood

Image ID: 13776
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: SWAM
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Swida amomum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2021-11-23
SELECTED SYNONYM: Cornus amomum

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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HEIGHT: height and Spread 6 - 12 feet

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub

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LEAF RETENTION: Deciduous

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: May-Jul

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: Yellowish-white flowers

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
x				x

FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Sep.

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NATIVE RANGE: eastern United States

HORTICULTURAL
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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Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Average, Moist/Wet, Well-drained
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 4
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 8
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly, Bird Friendly
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
434	SOS	2015-08-13	Heraty	View
1651	HORT	1992-09-15	Bryan	View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
1913	1986-1698			View
3722	1991-0417			View
4559	1992-0715			View
5296	1995-0417			View
6039	1995-1170			View
6960	1998-0169			View
8854	2007-0170	2007-07-17		View
8977	1993-0022	0000-00-00	1651	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
3030	1913	6	NCBG staff	1986-12-22	View
6028	3722	199	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
6888	4559	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
7088	8977	1	NCBG staff	1993-05-05	View
7752	5296	203	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8689	6039	2	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
9825	6960	158	NCBG staff	1967-12-01	View
12108	8854	56	NCBG staff	1990-01-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: SWAM
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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.
REFERENCE:

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

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

WEB RESOURCES

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

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 13776 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 13776 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 5016 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)