Cornus florida

Common names: Great-flowered Cornel, Dogwood, Eastern Flowering Dogwood, Common White Dogwood, Cornel Dogwood

Genus: Cornus

Species: Cornus florida

Class: Tetrandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Cornus

Modern Species: Cornus florida

Modern Family: Cornaceae

Plant Type: tree or shrub

Color: green

Season: spring

Native Region: Eastern N America

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum