Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CORNUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 117. 1753.
-
TYPE: Cornus mas Linnaeus Lectotypified by Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 147. 1906.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornus alternifolia | PAGODA DOGWOOD; ALTERNATELEAF DOGWOOD | Native Rare-State FAC (NWPL) | ||
| Cornus amomum | SILKY DOGWOOD | Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Cornus asperifolia | ROUGHLEAF DOGWOOD | Native FACW (NWPL) | ||
| Cornus florida | FLOWERING DOGWOOD | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cornus foemina | SWAMP DOGWOOD; STIFF DOGWOOD | Native FACW (NWPL) OD (WAP) FACW (DEP) |
Identification Key
1. Leaves alternate, sometimes with short internodes (subg. Mesomora or genus Swida)
1. Leaves opposite
2
2. Tree; bark finely blocky with distinct fissures; leaf underside whitish; 4 white petaloid bracts subtending inflorescence; fruit red, rarely yellowish (subg. Cynoxylon or genus Bethamidia)
2. Shrubs to small trees; bark smooth to longitudinally splitting with faint furrows; leaf underside pale green to yellowish; inflorescence bracts minute and inconspicuous, not petaloid; fruit white to blue or violet (subg. Kraniopsis or genus Swida)
3
3. Leaf blade with (4)5-9 secondary veins per side, broadly ovate to broadly elliptic, larger blades 8-15 cm long and 4-9 cm wide
3. Leaf blade with 3-4(5) secondary veins per side, ovate to narrowly elliptic or lanceolate, larger blades 3.5-11 cm long and 1-6 cm wide
4
4. Rhizomatous, with solitary stems; petiole 2-7 mm long; leaf blade with upcurved erect hairs on the lower surface and sometimes upper surface, some appressed hairs may be present; sepals 0.2-0.8 mm long; petals 1.7-2.4 mm long
4. Stems clustered, without rhizomes; petiole 5-16 mm long; leaf blade surfaces only with appressed hairs; sepals 0.4-1 mm long; petals 2.6-3.8 mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrocrania | Afrocrania (Harms) Hutchinson, Ann. Bot. (London), ser. 2. 6: 89. 1942. | BASIONYM: Cornus Linnaeus, subg. Afrocrania Harms, in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(8): 266. 1898. | TYPE: Africrania volkensii (Harms) Hutchinson (Cornus volkensii Harms) |
| Arctocrania | Arctocrania (Endlicher) Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 39. 1909. | BASIONYM: Cornus Linnaeus, sect. Arctocrania Endlicher, Gen. Pl. 798. 1839. | TYPE: Arctocrania canadensis (Linnaeus) Nakai (Cornus canadensis Linnaeus) |
| Benthamia | Benthamia Lindley, Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1579. 1833, non A. Richard 1828. | TYPE: Benthamia fragifera Lindley, nom. illegit. (Cornus capitata Wallich) = Dendrobenthamia Hutchinson 1942. | |
| Benthamidia | Benthamidia Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 106. 1839. | TYPE: Benthamidia florida (Linnaeus) Spach (Cornus florida Linnaeus) = Cynoxylon Rafinesque 1838. | |
| Bothrocaryum | Bothrocaryum (Koehne) Pojarkova, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk SSSR 12: 169. 1950. | BASIONYM: Cornus Linnaeus, subsect. Bothrocaryum Koehne, Gartenflora 45: 285. 1896. | TYPE: Bothrocaryum controversum (Hemsley) Pojarkova (Cornus controversa Hemsley) |
| Chamaepericlymenum | Chamaepericlymenum Hill, Brit. Herb. 331. 1756. | TYPE: Chamaepericlymenum suecicum (Linnaeus) Hill (Cornus suecica Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Hutchinson, Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 47. 1967. | |
| Cornella | Cornella Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 147. 1906. | TYPE: Cornella suecica (Linnaeus) Rydberg (Cornus suecica Linnaeus) = Chamaepericlymenum Hill 1756, by lectotypification. | |
| Cynoxylon | Cynoxylon Rafinesque, Alsogr. Amer. 59. 1838. | TYPE: Cynoxylon floridum (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Cornus florida Linnaeus) | |
| Dendrobenthamia | Dendrobenthamia Hutchinson, Ann. Bot. (London), ser. 2. 6: 92. 1942. | TYPE: Dendrobenthamia capitata (Wallich) Hutchinson (Cornus capitata Wallich) Substitute name for Benthamia Lindley 1833, non A. Richard 1828. | |
| Eukrania | Eukrania Rafinesque, Alsogr. Amer. 59. 1838. | TYPE: = Cornus Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification. | |
| Kowalewskia | Kowalewskia Turczaninow, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 32: 263. 1859. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Macrocarpium | Macrocarpium (Spach) Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 30. 1909. | BASIONYM: Cornus Linnaeus, sect. Macrocarpium Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 101. 1838. | TYPE: Macrocarpium mas (Linnaeus) Nakai (Cornus mas Linnaeus) = Cornus Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification |
| Mesomora | Mesomora Lunell & Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 487. 1916. | TYPE: Mesomora canadensis (Linnaeus) Nieuwland ex Lunell & Nieuwland (Cornus canadensis Linnaeus) = Arctocrania (Endlicher) Nakai 1909. | |
| Ossea | Ossea Lunell & Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 487. 1916. | TYPE: = Swida Opiz 1838. | |
| Swida | Swida Opiz, in Berchtold & Opiz, Oekon.-Techn. Fl. Boehm. 2(1): 174. 1838. | TYPE: Swida sanguinea (Linnaeus) Opiz (Cornus sanguinea Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Pouzar, Preslia 36: 341. 1964. | |
| Telukrama | Telukrama Rafinesque, Alsogr. Amer. 64. 1838. | TYPE: Telukrama obovata Rafinesque | |
| Thelycrania | Thalycrania (Endlicher) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 16: 394. 1868. | BASIONYM: Cornus Linnaeus, sect. Thelycrania Endlicher, Gen. Pl. 798. 1839. | TYPE: Thelycrania sanguinea (Linnaeus) Fourreau (Cornus sanguinea Linnaeus) = Swida Opiz 1838, by lectotypification. |