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Cornus rugosa

Lam.

Roundleaf Dogwood

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147218

Element CodePDCOR010B0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCornales

FamilyCornaceae

GenusCornus

Synonyms

Swida rugosa(Lam.) Rydb.

Other Common Names

Cornouiller rugueux (FR) roundleaf dogwood (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-04-27

Change Date1984-02-29

Threat Impact Comments

Land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices are low-level threats to this species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S2	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	S4	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Delaware	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
West Virginia	SH	Yes
Iowa	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S4	Yes
District of Columbia	SH	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Ohio	S2	Yes
Rhode Island	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

Maine (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caribou - Speckled Ext	White Mountain National Forest	5,988

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wood Lake	Superior National Forest	596

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.