Common names: rough-leaved dogwood, rough-leaf dogwood

Scientific names: Cornus drummondii (C. asperifolia, Svida asperifolia)

Seasons of significant use: : spring, summer (for Cornus spp. complex)

Characteristics: Native, perennial shrub or small tree to 37.0 feet. Bark is gray or reddish brown, thin, and finely fissured; leaves deciduous, opposite, simple, rough on upper surface, soft hairy on bottom surface; inflorescence a flat toppled or convex cyme; flowers small (to 0.28 inch in diameter), white or cream colored; mature fruit is a drupe, white or very light blue, subglobose, usually 1-seeded, matures July-October. Flowers April-July.

Plant community type: In uplands and bottomlands, primarily in open areas and along wooded edges. Less frequently as understory plant in wooded situations. Frequently found in unmaintained fencerows. Usually grows in clumps, often forming thickets.

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