Flowering Dogwood
"
| Scientific Name: | Cornus florida |
|---|
NOTES: MADBUCK
MADBUCK: Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeye) acronym for Ohio's four native trees with opposite leaves/branching.
| Scientific Name: | Cornus florida |
|---|
| Genus species: | Cornus florida | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Krippendorf Arboretum | ||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | ||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming. | |||||||||||
|
