Cornus amomum
silky dogwood, silky cornel
Nomenclature
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Family:
Cornaceae
Plant Specifics
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Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
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Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Rarely planted but considerable value especially in areas where most shrubs are bare during the winter.
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet -to- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Clay, Loam
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Ecology
Wildlife:
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. Fruits used by birds and small mammals.
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