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Cornus florida
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A small to medium deciduous tree in the dogwood family; its botanical Japanese name is 'Amerika-yamaboushi'. Native to North America, it was gifted to Japan in return for the cherry trees sent to Washington DC in 1912. Widely planted in gardens and as a street tree.
Identification Points
- βFour large white-to-pink bracts surround flowers in spring, before leaves emerge
- βElliptic leaves, opposite; vivid red autumn color
- βRed aggregate fruits in autumn
Habitat
Gardens, street trees, parks
Season
April to May (flowers), October to November (autumn color, fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Elliptic
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Flower color
White
Flowering season
Spring
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic PositionγγΊγη§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Cornales > Cornaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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