Cornus sanguinea

Cornus sanguinea

The Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea, syn. Swida sanguinea) is a species of dogwoodEurope and western Asia, occurring north to southern England and southern Scandinavia, and east to the Caspian Sea. native to most of

It is a medium to large deciduous shrub, growing 2-6 m tall, with dark greenish-brown branches and twigs. The leaves are opposite, 4-8 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, with an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin; they are green above, slightly paler below, and rough with short stiff pubescence. The hermaphrodite flowers are small (5-10 mm diameter), with four creamy white petals, produced in clusters 3-5 cm diameter, and are insect pollinated. The fruit is a globose black berry 5-8 mm diameter, containing a single seed. These berries are called dogberries.

For more information on Common Dogwood, and Dogwoods in general see article Dogwood.

Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Cornales
Family	Cornaceae – Dogwood family
Genus	Cornus L. – dogwood
Species	Cornus sanguinea L. – bloodtwig dogwood
Subspecies	Cornus sanguinea L. ssp. australis (C.A. Mey.) Jáv.