Pacific Dogwood | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Cornaceae |
Genus: | Cornus |
Subgenus: | Cornus subg. Cynoxylon |
Species: | C. nuttallii
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Binomial name | |
Cornus nuttallii | |
Natural range | |
Synonyms | |
Benthamidia nuttallii (Audubon ex Torr. & A.Gray) Moldenke |
Cornus nuttallii, the Pacific dogwood,[1][2] western dogwood,[3] or mountain dogwood,[2] is a species of dogwood tree native to western North America. The tree's name used by Hul'q'umi'num'-speaking nations is Kwi’txulhp.[4]