Cornus florida
Key indicator tree and shrub species of the oak–hickory forest include red oak, black oak, scarlet oak, white oak, Chestnut oak ("Quercus prinus"), Pignut hickory ("Carya glabra"), Bitternut hickory ("Carya cordiformis"), Shagbark hickory ("Carya ovata"), flowering dogwood ("Cornus florida"), blueberry, Mountain laurel ("Kalmia latifolia"), and hawthorn.