Rough Leaf Dogwood

Cornus drummondii

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Native status unresolved in Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: About 20 feet
Spread: 6–15 feet
Light: Full to part sun
Soil moisture: Somewhat dry to moist

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At a glance

Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Deciduous
Bloom: Mid spring

Recorded in 56 Louisiana parishes.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food. 162 animals.

Northern Parula
Parula americana
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Prairie Warbler
Dendroica discolor
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Birds. 2 shared habitats
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Birds. 2 shared habitats
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Birds. 1 shared habitat

Widespread birds also seen here (17)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Louisiana

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

79CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Cornus

Celastrina ladonSpring Azure
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta longaLong-Winged Dagger, Darkish Dagger
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Ancylis muricanaRed-Headed Ancylis

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Antaeotricha leucillanaWell-Marked Leaf Tier, Pale Gray Bird-Dropping Moth
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips griseaGray Archips
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Archips rileyanaSouthern Ugly-Nest Caterpillar Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Caloptilia belfragellaDogwood Caloptilia
Cecrita biundataWavy-Lined Heterocampa
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis diluticostanaSpring Dead-Leaf Roller Moth, Oak Cenopis
Choristoneura fractivittanaBroken-Banded Leafroller, Lined Corn-Borer Moth
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Citheronia regalisRoyal Walnut Moth, Hickory Horned Devil
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Dasychira basiflavaYellow-Based Tussock Moth
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Euchlaena marginariaOchre Euchlaena
Eudeilinia herminiataNorthern Eudeilinia [for Eudeilinia herminiata], Dogwood Caterpillar, Southern Eudeilinia [for Eudeilinia luteifera]
Eumarozia malachitanaSculptured Moth
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
Euthyatira pudensDogwood Thyatirid
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hypena abalienalisWhite-Lined Bomolocha, White-Lined Snout
Hypena bijugalisDimorphic Bomolocha, Dimorphic Snout
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Melanolophia signatariaSignate Melanolphia
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Morrisonia evictaBicolored Woodgrain
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Orgyia definitaDefinite Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
Parasa chlorisSmaller Parasa, Green Slug Moth
Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
Phobetron pitheciumHag Moth, Monkey Slug
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Rifargia subrotataSmall Heterocampa
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
Syndemis afflictanaFall Dead-Leaf Roller, Gray Leafroller, Black-and-Grey Banded Leafroller
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tortricidia pallidaRed-Cross Button Slug
Zale aeruginosaGreen-Dusted Zale
Zale undularisBlack Zale
Carposina ottawana
Paralobesia rhoifructana

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

4Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Cornus

Andrena fragilis
Andrena integra
Andrena persimulata
Andrena platyparia

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

18BirdsRecorded eating Cornus in Louisiana

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Louisiana, most records first.

American RobinFruit. 5 diet records
Eastern BluebirdFruit. 5 diet records
Eastern KingbirdFruit. 5 diet records
Swainson's ThrushFruit and seeds. 5 diet records
VeeryFruit and seeds. 4 diet records
Wood ThrushFruit and seeds. 3 diet records
Blue-headed Vireo2 diet records
Eastern Wood-peweeFruit. 2 diet records
Evening Grosbeak2 diet records
Hermit ThrushFruit and seeds. 2 diet records

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Philadelphia Vireo2 diet records
Red-headed Woodpecker2 diet records
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherFruit. 2 diet records
Lapland Longspur1 diet record
Northern CardinalSeeds. 1 diet record
Tree SwallowFruit. 1 diet record
White-eyed Vireo1 diet record
Wild Turkey1 diet record

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Birds that eat Cornus 18

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Fruit. 5 diet records
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Fruit. 5 diet records
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Fruit. 5 diet records
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Fruit and seeds. 5 diet records
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
Fruit and seeds. 4 diet records
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Fruit and seeds. 3 diet records
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius
2 diet records
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Fruit. 2 diet records
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
2 diet records
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Fruit and seeds. 2 diet records
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
2 diet records
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
2 diet records
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Fruit. 2 diet records
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
1 diet record
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Seeds. 1 diet record
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Fruit. 1 diet record
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
1 diet record
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
1 diet record

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Cornaceae
Hardiness: Zones 5–8
Flower color: White

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank · Nationwide approximate species characteristics; tolerance categories do not specify sun hours or moisture requirements
Flower color · “White” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Hardiness · “Zones 5–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “About 20 feet” · USDA PLANTS via EOL TraitBank (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder differ) · Nationwide approximate species characteristics; tolerance categories do not specify sun hours or moisture requirements
Leaves · “Deciduous” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Full to part sun” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
primary_flower_color · “white” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Soil · “moderately wet to moderately dry” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Spread · “6–15 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Conservation status

Louisiana rank	SNR
Global rank	Not available
LA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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