Narrow-Leaved Dogwood
Cornus obliqua Raf.
Cornus obliqua, known as Narrow-Leaved Dogwood, is a flowering shrub native to eastern North America and part of the Cornaceae family. It was first described in 1819 by Raf. and is sometimes classified as a subspecies of Cornus amomum. It belongs to the subgenus Kraniopsis.
Description
Cornus obliqua is a shrub found in regions including New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and several U.S. states such as Vermont, Arkansas, and Illinois. It is also known by the names blue-fruited dogwood and silky dogwood. This species is part of the Cornaceae family and is closely related to Cornus amomum, which is also referred to as silky dogwood.
Other common names
Narrow-Leaved DogwoodPale DogwoodSilky Dogwood
Distribution
New Brunswick · Ontario · Quebec · Global · Vermont-US · Arkansas · Connecticut · District of Columbia · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Québec · Rhode I. · South Dakota
Synonyms
Swida obliquaSwida purpusiiThelycrania purpusiiCornus amomum subsp. obliquaCornus purpusii