Scientific
Name
Cornus
Common Name
dogwood |
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Characteristics
 ID
hints- "flowering dogwood"
- Twigs appear teleoscopic***
- - Stipular leaf scar around twig**
- - Leaves opposite
- Leaves entire, arcuate ** veins
- - Lateral veins 4-6 paired*
- Inflorescence 4-bracteated***
- - Bracts white or pink; flowers small, yellow
- - Bract apex broad, dark-colored notch
- Fruits terminal, clustered red berries
- - Fruits free
- "kousa dogwood"
- Inflorescence 4-bracteated***
- - Bracts white, flowers small, yellow
- - Bract elliptical, apex pointed
- Fruits fused into globular syncarp**
- - Fruit red, berry-like
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4-H Horticulture Contest, Dr.
Alice B. Russell, Dr. Paul R. Fantz, and Larry Bass, Department
of Horticultural Science, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University.
All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell. Computer
programming by Miguel A. Buendia, graphics by Brad Capel.
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