Flowering Dogwood
Scientific Name: Cornus florida
MADBUCK (Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeye) mnemonic useful for remembering Ohio's four native trees with opposite leaves/branching.
Flowering Dogwood
Scientific Name: Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood
| Genus species: | Cornus florida | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Flowering Dogwood | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Cornaceae 
Shrubs and small trees; leaves opposite or alternate, simple, the lateral veins arching toward leaf apex; opposite leaf scars connecting, giving the twig a jointed appearance; flowers regular, in heads or cymes; fruit a drupe. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Tree | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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