Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database

Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Creek Dogwood)

 

Kingdom

: 

 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

: 

 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

: 

 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

: 

 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

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 Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass

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 Rosidae

Order

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 Cornales

Family

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 Cornaceae – Dogwood family

Genus

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 Cornus L. – dogwood

Species

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 Cornus sericea L. – redosier dogwood

Subspecies

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 Cornus sericea L. ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & A. Gray) Fosberg – western dogwood

Photo by David Hofmann

This handsome, deciduous shrub is very similar to Red Osier Dogwood. The only real difference between the two is that this variety does not spread by underground runners (stolons).

Its range is limited to the west side of the Cascades and it is hardy from USDA zones 7-10.
 

 

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