Cornaceae
Silky dogwood
Cornus obliqua
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Genus
- Cornus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 偏斜梾木
- English
- Silky dogwood, Blue-fruited dogwood, Pale dogwood
Synonyms
- Cornus amomum subsp. obliqua (Raf.) J.S.Wilson
- Cornus purpusii Koehne
- Swida obliqua (Raf.) Moldenke
- Swida purpusii (Koehne) Soják
- Thelycrania purpusii (Koehne) Pojark.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, 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.