Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CORNUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 117. 1753.
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TYPE: Cornus mas Linnaeus Lectotypified by Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 147. 1906.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornus alternifolia | PAGODA DOGWOOD; ALTERNATELEAF DOGWOOD | Native Endangered-State FAC (NWPL) | |
| Cornus amomum | SILKY DOGWOOD | Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | |
| Cornus asperifolia | ROUGHLEAF DOGWOOD | Native FACW (NWPL) | |
| Cornus florida | FLOWERING DOGWOOD | Native FACU (NWPL) | |
| Cornus foemina | SWAMP DOGWOOD; STIFF DOGWOOD | Native FACW (NWPL) OD (WAP) FACW (DEP) |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaves alternate, sometimes with short internodes (subg. Mesomora or genus Swida)
1. Leaves opposite
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2. Tree; bark finely blocky with distinct fissures; leaf underside whitish; 4 white petaloid bracts subtending inflorescence; fruit red, rarely yellowish (subg. Cynoxylon or genus Bethamidia)
2. Shrubs to small trees; bark smooth to longitudinally splitting with faint furrows; leaf underside pale green to yellowish; inflorescence bracts minute and inconspicuous, not petaloid; fruit white to blue or violet (subg. Kraniopsis or genus Swida)
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3. Leaf blade with (4)5-9 secondary veins per side, broadly ovate to broadly elliptic, larger blades 8-15 cm long and 4-9 cm wide
3. Leaf blade with 3-4(5) secondary veins per side, ovate to narrowly elliptic or lanceolate, larger blades 3.5-11 cm long and 1-6 cm wide
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4. Rhizomatous, with solitary stems; petiole 2-7 mm long; leaf blade with upcurved erect hairs on the lower surface and sometimes upper surface, some appressed hairs may be present; sepals 0.2-0.8 mm long; petals 1.7-2.4 mm long
4. Stems clustered, without rhizomes; petiole 5-16 mm long; leaf blade surfaces only with appressed hairs; sepals 0.4-1 mm long; petals 2.6-3.8 mm long