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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Cornaceae
Cornus rugosa Lam.
round-leaved dogwood
Cornus: Latin cornu for "horn," probably referring to the hardness of the wood
rugosa: rough
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial, 3' - 10' tall shrub; stems green, smooth with warts |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted; inflorescence a 1 1/2" - 2 1/2" rather dense, branched cluster (cyme); blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | light blue berry |
| Leaf: | opposite, stalked, broadly ovate, pale and softly hairy below, 2"-6" long |
| Habitat: | shade |
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