Cornus foemina ssp. The currently accepted scientific name of gray dogwood is Cornus racemosa Lam. Coladonato, Milo. 1993. Its southern range is from the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia to northern Arkansas.
Gray dogwood is well adapted for revegetating disturbed sites.
It begins producing seed at about 4 to 5 years of age and produces an abundant amount of seed every year. Gray dogwood grows on a variety of sites within its range. It is found in meadows, open woodlands, riparian zones, along roadsides, and forest margins. Postfire regeneration strategies of grey dogwood are not documented in the literature. It probably survives fire by sprouting from rhizomes.