Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Dogwood), ( Bulgarian: дрян ('dryan'), Albanian: Thana, Armenian: հոն hon, Persian: زغال اخته, Turkish: Kızılcık, Azerbaijani: Zoğal,Georgian: შინდი Chinese: 山茱萸, Romanian: Corn ) is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae, native to southern Europe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and southwest Asia.