Alternate-leaf Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia L. f.)
Also known as green osier, alternate-leaved dogwood, pagoda dogwood.
↑Summary
This dogwood is named for its unusual alternate arrangement of leaves; most dogwoods have opposite leaves.
↑Range - Expand
Legend | Color |
Native | |
Native or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
↑Links & External Resources
• Alternateleaf Dogwood | Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (About This Site)
• Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaved Dogwood) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaf Dogwood) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda Dogwood) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Alternate-Leaf Dogwood | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Cornus alternifolia | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Cornus alternifolia | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Cornus alternifolia | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Alternate-leaved Dogwood | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Cornus alternifolia L.f. (Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Pagoda Cornel, Pagoda Dogwood) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)