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Datasheet

Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 15 May 2008
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Host Plant
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Cornus florida
  • Preferred Common Name
  • Flowering dogwood
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Plantae
  •         Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •             Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •                 Class: Dicotyledonae
  • Uses List
  • Agroforestry
  • Ornamental
  • Traditional/folklore
  • Wood/timber

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Pictures

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PictureTitleCaptionCopyright
Discula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); foliar symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)
TitleFoliar symptoms
CaptionDiscula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); foliar symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)
Copyright©John Hartman/University of Kentucky/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US
Discula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); foliar symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)
Foliar symptomsDiscula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); foliar symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)©John Hartman/University of Kentucky/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US
Discula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); floral symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)
TitleFloral symptoms
CaptionDiscula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); floral symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)
Copyright©Robert L. Anderson/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US
Discula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); floral symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)
Floral symptomsDiscula destructiva (Dogwood anthracnose); floral symptoms of dogwood anthracnose on flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.)©Robert L. Anderson/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Cornus florida L.

Preferred Common Name

  • Flowering dogwood

International Common Names

  • English: Flowering cornel
  • French: Cornouiller a grandes fleurs

Local Common Names

  • Germany: Blumen- Hartriegel
  • Italy: Corniolo da fiore
  • Netherlands: kornoelje, Amerikaanse

EPPO code

  • CRWFL (Cornus florida)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Plantae
  •         Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •             Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •                 Class: Dicotyledonae
  •                     Order: Cornales
  •                         Family: Cornaceae
  •                             Genus: Cornus
  •                                 Species: Cornus florida

Uses List

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Environmental

  • Agroforestry

General

  • Ornamental

Materials

  • Wood/timber

Medicinal, pharmaceutical

  • Traditional/folklore