Cornus sericea

Cornus sericea
Red osier dogwood bearing fruit

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Subgenus: Cornus subg. Kraniopsis
Species:
C. sericea
Binomial name
Cornus sericea
Natural range of subsp. sericea
Natural range of subsp. occidentalis
Synonyms

C. stolonifera, Swida sericea

Cornus sericea, the red osier or red-osier dogwood,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to much of North America. It has sometimes been considered a synonym of the Asian species Cornus alba. Other names include red brush, red willow,[3][4][5] redstem dogwood,[3][5] redtwig dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood,[3] creek dogwood, and western dogwood.[3]

  1. ^ "Cornus sericea". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ a b c d USDA NRCS Plant Guide: REDOSIER DOGWOOD. May, 2006
  4. ^ Hilger, Inez (1951, repr. 1992) Chippewa Child Life and Its Cultural Background, page 63
  5. ^ a b Hart, Jeff, and Jacqueline Moore (1992). Montana—native plants and early peoples, pages 38–39. Montana Historical Society. ISBN 0-917298-29-2