Cornus amomum var. amomum

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Cornaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Cornus amomum var. amomum

  • Description

    Variety Description - Lvs ovate to broadly elliptic, commonly 6–12 cm, 1.5–2.2 times as long as wide, subtruncate to rounded at base, with 4–6 veins on a side, the lower surface usually greenish and nonpapillose and provided with both appressed and loosely spreading, whitish or very often rusty hairs especially along the veins. Chiefly southeastern, from Miss., Ala., and Ga. n. to s. Ind., s. O., Pa., N.J., and sometimes N.Y. and Mass.