Silky Dogwood
Scientific Name:Cornus amomum
Common Name Synonyms: Knob-Styled Dogwood
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NOTES: Deciduous shrub; opposite leaves/branching. MADBUCK   
MADBUCK: Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeye) acronym for Ohio's four native trees with opposite leaves/branching.

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Silky Dogwood
Genus species: Cornus amomum
Common Names: Silky Dogwood
Knob-Styled Dogwood
Family Name: Cornaceae  
Shrubs and small trees; leaves opposite or alternate, simple, the lateral veins arching toward leaf apex; opposite leaf scars connecting, giving the twig a jointed appearance; flowers regular, in heads or cymes; fruit a drupe.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Shrub
Flower Color:White
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Polinator Garden
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
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