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dogwood

Plant

  • Ground cover, shrub, or small tree
  • Deciduous
  • Numerous species

Twig

  • Opposite leaf arrangement
  • One species (C. alternifolia) with alternate leaves

Leaf

  • 1-6" long depending on species
  • Simple, smooth-edged
  • Ovate with nearly parallel veins

Leaf Bud

  • Dome-shaped flower buds at stem tips
  • Vegetative buds, small and slender

Flower

  • Small, ¼" wide flowers surrounded by 4 large, showy bracts often mistaken for petals
  • White or pink, varies by cultivar

Fruit

  • ¼-½" long ovoid drupes, in clusters
  • Red or blue, depending on species