FNPS Plant Database

Cornus asperifolia

rough-leaf cornel

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

rough-leaf cornel

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Cornus asperifolia

Family:

Cornaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

6-15 ft tall by 6-15 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Forms thickets. Best used as a screen or buffer plant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed, softwood cuttings.

Light:

Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for cecropia silkmoth ( Hyalophora cecropia ) and spring azure butterfly ( Celastrina ladon ). 





Attracts long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies. 

Birds and small mammals consume the fruit.

Native Habitats:

Dry woods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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