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Also called redtwig dogwood and American dogwood.
Part of dogwood genus Cornus in family Cornaceae.
Native to 🇨🇦 Canada, and 🇺🇸 USA West and North, extending into 🇲🇽 Mexico. ▭ 🌎︎ Map (North America, Central America). Invasive > 🌐︎ various
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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🏠︎ dogwood genus Cornus
🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula