Taxon: Cornus amomum Mill. subsp. obliqua (Raf.) J. S. Wilson

Summary

Genus:

Cornus

Family:

Cornaceae

Nomen number:

405364

Place of publication:

Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 67:811. 1965

Verified:

05/31/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (7 active, 4 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Cornus amomum Mill. (26 active accession[s])
Cornus amomum Mill. subsp. amomum (0 active accession[s])

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

Basionym
Cornus obliqua Raf.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cornus amomum Mill. var. schuetzeana (C. A. Mey.) Rickett
Cornus sericea L. var. schuetzeana C. A. Mey.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Cornus obliqua
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Cornus obliqua
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana
Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979-1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick	w.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas	e.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	s.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	e.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	e.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	s.e.	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland	Garrett Co.	Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick (w.), Ontario, Québec (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (e.), Minnesota (s.), Nebraska (e.), Oklahoma (e.), South Dakota (s.e.), Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland (Garrett Co.), Tennessee]

Reference(s)

Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1972. Woody plants of Maryland
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405364. Accessed 14 April 2026.