Cornus florida
Mesic mixed hardwood forests grow on mesic uplands, ravines, lower slopes, and well-drained flatwoods. Typical trees are American beech, tulip tree, various oaks and hickories, and several other hardwoods. Understory trees include American hornbeam ("Carpinus caroliniana"), flowering dogwood ("Cornus florida"), and American strawberry-bush ("Euonymus americanus"). Small stands of Mesic mixed hardwood forest extend into North Florida.