Cornus sericea
| Cornus sericea | |
|---|---|
| Red osier dogwood bearing fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Cornales | 
| Family: | Cornaceae | 
| Genus: | Cornus | 
| Subgenus: | Cornus subg. Kraniopsis | 
| Species: | C. sericea | 
| Binomial name | |
| Cornus sericea | |
| Natural range of subsp. sericea | |
| Natural range of subsp. occidentalis | |
| Synonyms | |
| C. stolonifera, Swida sericea | |
Cornus sericea, the red osier or red-osier dogwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to much of North America. It has sometimes been considered a synonym of the Asian species Cornus alba. Other names include red brush, red willow, redstem dogwood, redtwig dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood, creek dogwood, and western dogwood.