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Dogwood is a genus of 30-60 species of shrubs and trees, native to the 🌐︎ Northern Hemisphere. 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors), ※ 3 species, 1 covered below.
Part of family Cornaceae.
🚧 In the future, we will add here identification paths for specific species of dogwood, probably starting with ※ flowering dogwood Cornus florida, Cornelian-cherry dogwood Cornus mas, ◼︎ gray dogwood Cornus racemosa and ◼︎ red osier dogwood Cornus sericea. Please let us know which other species you would like to see here, using the button at the bottom of this page.
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Cornus hosts caterpillars of 121 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula.
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※ flowering dogwood Cornus florida Cornelian-cherry dogwood Cornus mas ◼︎ gray dogwood Cornus racemosa ◼︎ red osier dogwood Cornus sericea glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus ◼︎🍒︎ black cherry Prunus serotina alderleaf buckthorn Rhamnus alnifolia common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula