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Cornus walteri

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Subgenus
  
Kraniopsis

Higher classification
  
Dogwood

Order
  
Genus
  
Scientific name
  
Cornus walteri

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Species

Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Walter39s dogwood Swida coreana

Similar
  
Dogwood, Cornaceae, Cornus controversa, Callicarpa dichotoma, Acer tegmentosum

Cornus walteri, also called Walter's dogwood, is a deciduous shrub or small tree 8–16 m tall, native to eastern Asia in Korea and much of China from Liaoning to Yunnan.

Cornus walteri has opposite, simple leaves, 5–12 cm long. The flowers are produced in inflorescences 6–8 cm diameter, each flower individually small and whitish. The flowering is in spring, after it leafs out. The fruit is a round, reddish-purple "drupaceous berry", 2.5-3.5 cm diameter.

It is closely related to the European common dogwood (C. sanguinea).

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References

Cornus walteri Wikipedia