Cornus amomum
species of plant
Cornus amomum, the silky dogwood, is a species of dogwood native to southern Ontario and the eastern United States, from Michigan and Vermont south to Alabama and Florida. Other names include red willow, silky cornel, kinnikinnick, and squawbush.
Description
Cornus amomum is a deciduous shrub growing to 5 m (16+1⁄2 ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, up to 10 cm (4 in) long and 7 cm (2+3⁄4 in) broad, oval with an acute apex. The flowers are produced in cymes. The fruit is a small blue drupe. Cornus amomum usually blooms between May and June, producing four-petalled showy yellowish white flowers. Cornus amomum leaves are medium green and pubescent, occurring opposite from one another and usually having between 4 and 5 veins per leaf side. Twigs are rusty brown. If Cornus amomum is left unattended it will grow to create thickets and thick vegetative areas.
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