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Red osier dogwood

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.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Cornus sericea
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Cornales
Habit: shrub