1. Common Name: Dogwood
Scientific Name: Cornus Florida
Clade: Vascular flowering seed-producing angiosperm
Date Collected: 4.19.2011
Location Collected: Stanford University Campus
Habitat: Lives in moist, shady conditions, and does not do too well when exposed to excessive amounts of sunlight. It has low tolerance for salinity and typically likes acidic soil
Nativity: Not native to California, lives in parts of the East coast such as Maine and in southern parts like Florida, as the name suggests
Special notes: Most of the time the flowers of Dogwoods are white, however sometimes they can be pink or red. They flower in the springtime, mostly in April and May but can also last into June and other parts of summer.
Resources: http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/cornus_f.cfm
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