Cornaceae

(kor-NAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Cornales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 5 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Dogwood Family:

• Cornus alternifolia  (Alternate-Leaf Dogwood) Mesomora subgenus [CC8]
• Cornus drummondii  (Rough-Leaf Dogwood) Kraniopsis subgenus [CC2]
• Cornus florida  (Flowering Dogwood) Cynoxylon subgenus [CC5]
• Cornus obliqua  (Pale Dogwood)  Kraniopsis subgenus [CC5]
• Cornus racemosa  (Gray Dogwood)  Kraniopsis subgenus [CC3]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism