Family Cornaceae: The Dogwood Family

Alex Stalboerger

7 Genera within 2 Subfamilies

110 Species Mostly trees and shrubs Can be deciduous or

evergreen

Leaves are opposite, alternate, simple Four or five-parted flowers

Clustered within pseudanthia Pseudanthia = several flowers grouped together to form

a flower-like structer (i.e. Sunflower)

http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/environmental/herbarium/angiosperms/csericea.html

http://androsace.com/data/large/North%20America/Cornaceae/Cornus%20unalaschkensis.jpeg

Cornus alternifolia: Pagoda Dogwood

Small (max height approx. 25’)

Deciduous Leaves 2-5” long &1-

2.5” wide Simple, elliptic,

acuminate tip

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2884262878_c0f64b8df6.jpg?v=0

Cornus racemosa: Gray Dogwood

Shrub 10 to 15’ tall with an equal spread

Deciduous Irregular shape Leaves 2-4” long & 1-2”

wide Opposite, simple,

elliptical, acuminate tiphttp://www.arborday.org/trees/graphics/trees/238/238_lg_1.jpg

Cornus rugosa: Round-leaved Dogwood

Shrub 3 to 10’ tall Deciduous Leaves 2-6”long

Opposite, broadly ovate, soft and hairy below

http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/environmental/herbarium/angiosperms/crugosa.html

Cornus sericea: Red-osier Dogwood

Shrub 6 to 10’ tall Deciduous Multistemmed Leaves 2-5”long &

1-2.5”wide Ovate, rounded

base, acuminate tip

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Cornus_sericea_leaves_and_inflorescence_2003-08-11.jpg

Sources http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/corrac/

corrac1.html http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?

SpCode=CORRUG Images have URL below