Cornus amomum

Cornus amomum
Cornus amomum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Subgenus: Swida
Species: C. amomum
Binomial name
Cornus amomum
Mill.

Cornus amomum (Silky Dogwood) is a species of dogwood native to eastern North America, from Ontario and Quebec south to Arkansas and Georgia.[1] Also found in other parts of North America.

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are opposite, 10 cm long and 7 cm broad, oval with an acute apex. The flowers are produced in cymes. The fruit is a small blue drupe.[2]

References

  1. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Cornus amomum
  2. ^ North Carolina State: Wetland Shrubs

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