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 | |
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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.