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Genus: Cornus (dogwoods) Life
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> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Eudicotyledons > Order: Cornales
> Family: Cornaceae
About 45 species, native mainly to north temperate regions
but also in South America and Africa. Eight species are cultivated in southern
Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Cornus alba
Native from Siberia to Korea. |
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Cornus capitata (Evergreen
cornel)
Native from India to China. |
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Cornus florida (Flowering
dogwood)
Native to eastern USA. |
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Cornus foemina
Native to eastern Canada and USA. |
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Cornus kousa (Kousa cornel)
Native to Japan, Korea and China. |
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Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry)
Native from Europe to western Asia. |
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Cornus nuttallii (Mountain
dogwood)
Native to western Canada and the USA. |
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Cornus sanguinea (Red dogwood)
Native to Europe. |
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