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Latin name: Cornus
florida Common name: Flowering dogwood |
Cornus florida - Flowering dogwood - Facts & Pictures
Photograph
of flower buds of Flowering dogwood. In mid April the buds have begun to enlarge
and open slightly. Buds are "onion - shaped" and their presence makes the tree
easy to identify even in winter.
Cornus florida - Flowering dogwood photos. The white portion of the flowers are
bracts, not petals. They surround the numerous, small, inconspicuous, yellowish,
perfect flowers. The bracts are initially joined at their reddish purple
tips. The flowers appear with, or just before the leaves. Pictures taken
May 6, 2006
The Flowering dogwood is a very popular ornamental tree in eastern North
America. It is a small shrubby tree. Flowers are generally in bloom for 2 - 4
weeks between March and June. Although they may get taller, trees are typically
about 15 feet tall and 15 feet in diameter. This photograph of the Cornus
florida was taken on May 6, 2006
The fruit of the Flowering dogwood occurs in clusters. These pictures show it
going through its color progression from green in mid-June to brilliant red in
mid-September. The fruit is a fall/winter favorite of a variety of birds.
WARNING - fruit of flowering dogwood is poisonous to
humans.
(http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/doc/pg_cofl2.doc)
The
leaves of the
have prominent veins. Leaves are green in summer, often with wavy edges
that curl upward. Fall leaves may be bright red.
The Flowering dogwood is the Missouri state tree. It's bark looks like alligator
hide.
| Kingdom: Plantae -- Plants | |||||||||
| Subkingdom: Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants | |||||||||
| Superdivision: Spermatophyta -- Seed plants | |||||||||
| Division: Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants | |||||||||
| Class: Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons | |||||||||
| Subclass: Rosidae | |||||||||
| Order: Cornales - | |||||||||
| Family: Cornaceae - Dogwood family | |||||||||
| Genus: Cornus L. - dogwood | |||||||||
| Species: Cornus florida L. - Flowering dogwood | |||||||||
Source for content information: Silvics of North America -http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.shtm
All photos taken at Morton Arboretum, Lisle Illinois. The Morton Arboretum catalog lists 99 individual Flowering dogwood trees.
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