Cornus alternifolia L.f.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Illinois

• County/Municipio

  Ogle Co.

• Locality

  West side of IL Route 2, west side of the Rock River, 0.1-0.4 mile south of Mud Creek (Mt. Morris) Road.

• Township, Range, Section

  24N, 10E, Ne1/4SW1/4SE1/4NW1/4 Sect. 28

• Elevation

  Alt. 209 - 225 m. (686 - 738 ft.)

• Coordinates

  42.0508, -89.3478

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Cornus alternifolia L. f.
Cornaceae
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2005
OGLE COUNTY 42° 03’ 02.7” N. Lat. 089° 20’ 52.2”
W. Long. [GPS], T.24 N„ R 10 E., NW 1/4 SW1/4 SE
1/4 NW 1/4 sect. 28. West side of IL Route 2, west side
of the Rock River, 0.1 - 0.4 mile south of Mud Creek
(Mt. Morris) Road. Slopes south of Mud Creek.
Elevation ca. 686-738 feet. Loam and humus over
dolomite.
Mesic upland forest with Acer negundo, Acer
saccharum, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Parthenocissus
quinquefolia, Quercus rubra, Solidago flexicaulis,
Tilia americana, Ulmus americana. Flowers
cream-white, raised above mostly horizontal leaves with
glaucous undersides, branches olive-green - shiny;
common shrub / tree 3-4 m tall, upper slopes.
Steven R. Hill 36266 17 May 2005
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