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Cornus
Also called Dogwoods, Cornel
Cornus, the dogwoods or cornels, is a genus of about 30 to 60 species of mostly deciduous trees and shrubs, valued for their showy bracts, colourful berries and distinctive bark. Most grow best in moist, well-drained soil in part shade to full sun, depending on species.
Cornus is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods or cornels, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark. Most are deciduous trees or shrubs, but a few species are nearly herbaceous perennial subshrubs, and some species are evergreen. Several species have small heads of inconspicuous flowers surrounded by an involucre of large, typically white petal-like bracts, while others have more open clusters of petal-bearing flowers. The various species of dogwood are native throughout much of temperate and boreal Eurasia and North America, with China, Japan, and the southeastern United States being particularly rich in native species. The genus is also known from South America with members such as Cornus peruviana.
Dogwoods are widely planted horticulturally, and the dense wood of the larger-stemmed species is valued for certain specialized purposes: cutting boards and fine turnings can be made from the fine-grained wood. Over 32 different varieties of game birds, including quail, feed on the dogwoods’ red seeds.
Red-Barked Dogwood · Alternateleaf dogwood · Canadian Bunchberry · Bentham's cornel · Giant dogwood · Flowering dogwood · Kousa dogwood · Cornelian-cherry · Pacific dogwood · Asiatic dogwood · Bloodtwig dogwood · Redosier dogwood
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cornus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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