Cornaceae

Roughleaf dogwood

Cornus drummondii C.A.Mey.

Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus

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Common names

By language (3)

arz: كورنوس درموندى
Chinese: 粗叶梾木
English: Roughleaf dogwood

Synonyms

Cornus asperifolia var. drummondii (C.A.Mey.) J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans
Cornus drummondii f. priceae (Small) Rickett
Cornus priceae Small
Cornus stricta A.Gray
Cornus stricta A.Gray ex S.Watson
Swida drummondii (C.A.Mey.) Soják
Swida priceae (Small) Small
Thelycrania priceae (Small) Pojark.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.