Cornaceae
Brown dogwood
Cornus glabrata
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Genus
- Cornus
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- كورنوس جلابراتا
- Chinese
- 无毛山茱萸
- English
- Brown dogwood, Smooth dogwood, Western cornel
Synonyms
- Cornus costulata Jeps.
- Swida catalinensis Millsp.
- Swida glabrata (Benth.) A.Heller
- Thelycrania catalinensis (Millsp.) Pojark.
- Thelycrania glabrata (Benth.) Pojark.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 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.