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Cornus subg. Cornus
Shrubs or trees; rhizomes absent. Branches and leaves opposite. Inflorescences umbels; bracts 4, well developed, not petaloid, subtending inflorescence and enclosing it over winter. Pedicels present. Drupes distinct; stone apex pointed to slightly rounded.
Distribution
Calif., Eurasia
Discussion
Species 4 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
Key
| 1 | Petals greenish yellow; bracts lanceolate, apices acute; drupes purple-black when mature. | Cornus sessilis |
| 1 | Petals bright yellow; bracts ovate, apices obtuse with apiculate tip; drupes red when mature. | Cornus mas |
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papillate +
epigynous +
dehiscing +
twisted +
curling +
long +
erect +
ornamented +
not petaloid +
developed +
adnate +
enclosing +
opposite +
decumbent +
caducous +
distinct +
fleshy +
bisexual +
fused +
1-celled +
adnate +
showy +
simple +
opposite +
intrastaminal +
absent +
[1-]2[-4]-locular +
apical +
inferior +
epitropous +
apotropous +
absent +
epigynous +
valvate +
cream +
purple +
distinct +
absent +
[1-]2[-4]-carpellate +
Sp. Pl. +
1753 +
absent +
longitudinal +
exserted +
absent +
Cornus subg. Cornus +
Cornus +
subgenus +
rooting +
synoecious +