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Also called European cornel.
Part of dogwood genus Cornus in family Cornaceae.
Native to southern 🇪🇺 Europe, extending a bit into the Near East. ▭ 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Ötzi the Iceman carried: ⇶ arrow shafts made of the wood of this plant Cornelian-cherry dogwood Cornus mas, and wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana; [1] and a ♐︎ longbow and ⛏ axe-handle made of 🇪🇺 European yew Taxus baccata. [2]
This plant is known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula.
[1] "Ötzi the Iceman" page "Equipment" section "Birch-bark containers." South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. 2016. Accessed 2017-02-10.
[2] "Ötzi the Iceman" page "Equipment" sections "Longbow, arrows and quiver" and "Copper axe." South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. 2016. Accessed 2017-02-10.
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╫ opposite, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple dogwood genus Cornus
viburnum genus Viburnum
🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula