1. Family Cornaceae: The Dogwood Family Alex Stalboerger

2.  7 Genera within 2 Subfamilies  110 Species  Mostly trees and shrubs  Can be deciduous or evergreen

3.  Leaves are opposite, alternate, simple  Four or five-parted flowers  Clustered within pseudanthia  Pseudanthia = several flowers grouped together to form a flower-like structer (i.e. Sunflower) http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/environmental/herbarium/angiosperms/csericea.html http://androsace.com/data/large/North%20America/Cornaceae/Cornus%20unalaschke nsis.jpeg

4. Cornus alternifolia : Pagoda Dogwood  Small (max height approx. 25’)  Deciduous  Leaves 2-5” long &1-2.5” wide  Simple, elliptic, acuminate tip http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2884262878_c0f64b8df6.jpg?v=0

5. Cornus racemosa : Gray Dogwood  Shrub 10 to 15’ tall with an equal spread  Deciduous  Irregular shape  Leaves 2-4” long & 1-2” wide  Opposite, simple, elliptical, acuminate tip http://www.arborday.org/trees/graphics/trees/238/238_lg_1.jpg

6. Cornus rugosa : Round-leaved Dogwood  Shrub 3 to 10’ tall  Deciduous  Leaves 2-6”long  Opposite, broadly ovate, soft and hairy below http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/environmental/herbarium/angiosperms/crugosa.html

7. Cornus sericea : Red-osier Dogwood  Shrub 6 to 10’ tall  Deciduous  Multistemmed  Leaves 2-5”long & 1- 2.5”wide  Ovate, rounded base, acuminate tip http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Cornus_sericea_leaves_and_inflorescen ce_2003-08-11.jpg

8. Sources  http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/c/corrac/corrac1.html  http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=COR RUG  Images have URL below