Cornus amomum subsp. obliqua (Raf.) J.S.Wilson

Comaceae Cornus obliqua Raf.
det. M. Nee, 2017
WISCONSIN, Crawford Co., 2.5 km. (by air) NNE of
Wauzeka, Kickapoo Wild Woods State Natural Area.
43°06’25”N, 90°52’23”W. alt. 200 m.
T 7 N; R 4 W; 8WKBEM sect. 5.
Floodplain of Kickapoo River, marshy area in old oxbow,
complete dominance of Phalaris arundinacea, with
scattered trees of Salix nigra, S. interior and shrubs of
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Cornus obliqua.
Shrub, forming a loose clump of 5 stems this size, 2.8 cm.
in diamter and ca. 11 years old (rings difficult to count), and
a few smaller replacement stems. Voucher for wood
specimens at Kw, Lw, MADw, RSAw. Twigs dull dark
purplish; pith tan. Flowers white, held in flat-topped
clusters on erect peduncles, with little odor (9:30 A.M.,
sunny).
Coll.: M. H. Nee 63648	16 June 2017
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
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