Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Summary 4

Cornus florida (flowering dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southern Ontario, Illinois, and eastern Kansas, and south to northern Florida and eastern Texas, with a disjunct population in Nuevo León and Veracruz in eastern Mexico. In Ontario, this tree species has been assessed and is now listed as endangered.

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  1. (c) Eric in SF, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/39312862@N00/141407237
  2. (c) Bruce K. Kirchoff, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/kirchoff/b5094
  3. (c) snc3v, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_florida

More Info

iNat Map

Status cultivated
Form tree
Arrangement opposite
Leaf type simple
Color white