Cornaceae
Asiatic dogwood
Cornus officinalis
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Genus
- Cornus
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Common names
By language (9)
- arz
- كورنوس اوفيسيناليس
- Chinese
- 山茱萸, 珊瑚藻
- Czech
- Dřín lékařský
- English
- Asiatic dogwood
- German
- Asiatische Kornelkirsche
- Japanese
- サンシュユ, アキサンゴ, ハルコガネバナ, ヤマグミ, 山茱萸
- Korean
- 산수유, 산수유나무
- Persian
- زغالاخته آفیسینالیس
- Spanish
- Cornejo officinalis
Synonyms
- Cornus mascula var. japonica Siebold ex Miq.
- Cornus officinalis var. koreana Kitam.
- Macrocarpium officinale (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai
Photos
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, 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.