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Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida, the flowering dogwood or American dogwood, is a species of flowering tree in the family Cornaceae native to eastern North America and northern Mexico. An endemic population once spanned from southernmost coastal Maine south to northern Florida and west to the Mississippi River. The tree is commonly planted as an ornamental in residential and public areas because of its showy bracts and interesting bark structure.

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flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Maryland, US

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Cornus florida
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Cornales
Hardiness: Zone 4
Habit: shrub
Bloom: Early Spring