Cornus kousa
Species of tree commonly known as kousa dogwood / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornus kousa is a small deciduous tree 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, in the flowering plant family Cornaceae. Common names include kousa, kousa dogwood,[2] Chinese dogwood,[3][4] Korean dogwood,[4][5][6] and Japanese dogwood.[2][4] Synonyms are Benthamia kousa and Cynoxylon kousa.[7] It is a plant native to East Asia including Korea, China and Japan.[2][8] Widely cultivated as an ornamental, it is naturalized in New York State.[9]
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Cornus kousa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Cornaceae |
Genus: | Cornus |
Subgenus: | Cornus subg. Syncarpea |
Species: | C. kousa |
Binomial name | |
Cornus kousa F.Buerger ex Hance | |
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