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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Cornaceae
Cornus alternifolia L.f.
alternate-leaved dogwood, pagoda dogwood
Cornus: Latin cornu for "horn," probably referring to the hardness of the wood
alternifolia: alternate leaved
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial, to 30' tall tree; stems smooth, greenish bark |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted; inflorescence a branched cluster (cyme); blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | blue berry |
| Leaf: | alternate, stalked, clusters at ends of the branches, oval-ovate, rounded base, 2"-4" long |
| Habitat: | woods, woods edges |
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