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Toughleaf dogwood

Cornus asperifolia

Also called Eastern Roughleaf Dogwood

Toughleaf dogwood
Photo: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol., Public domain
Family
Cornaceae (Corn family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Cornus asperifolia, called toughleaf dogwood, is species of Cornus native to the southeastern United States. A shrub or small tree typically 3 to 5 m tall, it has yellow‑white flowers and white fruit.

Other Cornus plants

Red-Barked Dogwood · Alternateleaf dogwood · Silky dogwood · Arnold's Dogwood · Canadian Bunchberry · Bentham's cornel · Giant dogwood · Cornus darvasica · Cornus disciflora · Roughleaf dogwood · Cornus elliptica · Cornus excelsa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cornus asperifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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