Cornus sericea L. subsp. occidentalis (Torr. & A. Gray) Fosberg GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Cornus

Family:

Cornaceae

Nomen number:

402149

Place of publication:

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69:589. 1942

Verified:

12/04/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Cornus sericea L. (0 active accession[s])
Cornus sericea L. subsp. sericea (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Cornus sericea L. var. occidentalis Torr. & A. Gray

Homotypic Synonym(s)

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Reference(s)

Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Cornus occidentalis
Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Cornus occidentalis
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: = Cornus occidentalis
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Cornus sericea f. occidentalis

Common names

English
western dogwood –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Montana (w.), Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Nevada]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Animal food	fodder	Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Cornus occidentalis
Environmental	revegetator	Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Cornus occidentalis
Environmental	shade/shelter	Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Cornus occidentalis