PLANTS Profile for Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry)

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PLANTS Profile

Cornus mas L.
Cornelian cherry

Symbol:

COMA21

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cornaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	sorbet
	cornejo macho

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MA, Boston, Arnold Arboretum. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Cornus mas L.

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Distribution:
Cornus mas L.


View Native Status

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USA (NY)

Related Taxa:
Cornus mas L.

View 4 genera in Cornaceae, 29 species in Cornus

Classification:
Cornus mas L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Cornales
Family	Cornaceae – Dogwood family
Genus	Cornus L. – dogwood
Species	Cornus mas L. – Cornelian cherry

Introduced Information:
Cornus mas L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cornus mas L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565094.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:54 PM CDT