Cornaceae

Redosier dogwood

Cornus sericea L.

Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus

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Redosier dogwood: Foliage of a Red Osier Dogwood shrub. This specimen was found at Scout Lake Park in Greendale, Wisconsin. — Photo: Sulfur at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (22)

Arabic: قرنوس أمريكي
arz: كورنوس سيريسيا
Belarusian: Свідзіна парасткавая
Chinese: 紅色山茱萸, 红色山茱萸, 柔枝红瑞木, 紅梗木
Czech: Svída výběžkatá
Danish: Pile-Kornel, Gulgrenet Kornel
Dutch: Canadese kornoelje
English: Redosier dogwood, Creek dogwood, American dogwood, Red brush, Red osier, Red willow, Red-osier dogwood, Red-rood
Estonian: Võsund-kontpuu
Finnish: Lännenkanukka, Lännenpensaskanukka
German: Seidiger Hartriegel, Sprossender Hartriegel
hsb: Běły drěn
Japanese: アカクキミズキ
Latvian: Baltais grimonis
Norwegian Bokmål: Alaskakornell
nv: Kʼaiʼ łichíʼii
Persian: زغالاخته ابریشمی
Polish: Dereń rozłogowy
Russian: Свидина шелковистая, Кизил блестящий, Свида шелковистая
Slovenian: Sivi dren, Svilnati dren
Swedish: Videkornell
Welsh: Cwyrosyn cochfrig

Synonyms

Cornus alba f. azurea (Lepage) B.Boivin
Cornus alba f. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Morley
Cornus alba subsp. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Wangerin
Cornus alba subsp. stolonifera (Michx.) Wangerin
Cornus alba var. angustipetala Wolf
Cornus alba var. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) B.Boivin
Cornus alba var. behnschi Schelle
Cornus alba var. californica (C.A.Mey.) B.Boivin
Cornus alba var. coloradensis Koehne
Cornus alba var. elata Koehne
Cornus alba var. elongata Koehne
Cornus alba var. flaviramea Späth ex Koehne
Cornus alba var. interior (Rydb.) B.Boivin
Cornus alba var. nitida Koehne
Cornus alba var. splendens Demcker
Cornus baileyi J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans
Cornus californica C.A.Mey.
Cornus californica var. nevadensis Jeps.
Cornus candissima Bisch.
Cornus instolonea A.Nelson
Cornus interior (Rydb.) N.Petersen
Cornus nelsonii Rose
Cornus pubescens Torr.
Cornus pubescens var. californica (C.A.Mey.) J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans
Cornus purshii G.Don
Cornus sericea f. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Fosberg
Cornus sericea f. californica (C.A.Mey.) Fosberg
Cornus sericea f. interior (Rydb.) Fosberg
Cornus sericea f. stolonifera (Michx.) Fosberg
Cornus sericea subsp. sericea
Cornus sericea subsp. stolonifera (Michx.) Fosberg
Cornus sericea var. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Mohlenbr.
Cornus sericea var. oblongifolia DC.
Cornus stolonifera Michx.
Cornus stolonifera f. angustior Lepage
Cornus stolonifera f. azurea Lepage
Cornus stolonifera f. baileyi (J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans) Rickett
Cornus stolonifera f. californica (C.A.Mey.) C.L.Hitchc.
Cornus stolonifera f. dolichocarpa Lepage
Cornus stolonifera f. flaviramea (Späth ex Koehne) Rickett

and 32 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

Photo: Sulfur at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.