Cornus stolonifera
Common name: 
Redosier Dogwood
Pronunciation: 
KOR-nus sto-lo-NI-fe-ra
Family: 
Cornaceae
Genus: 
Cornus
Synonyms: 
Cornus sericea
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
Yes
  • Taxonomy: In the pasts few years there have been several taxonmic changes in the genus Cornus, especially regarding the deciduous shrubs. Here I avoid the reasons for the changes and just provide the current (2025) classificatiion according to the Word Flora Online (WFO, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/).
    • Cornus alba: accepted name, some related plants are now considered synonyms of this species; including C. siberica and C. tartarica (see WFO for full listings)
    • Cornus sericea: accepted name, synonyms include C. sericea subsp. sericea, C. stolonifera, C. stolonifera var. californica
    • Cornus sanguinea and Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea: both accepted names
    • Cornus torreyi: accepted name, synonyms include C. occidentalis and C. sericea subsp. occidentalis

See Cornus sericea

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