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ROUGH-LEAF DOGWOOD
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Cornus drummondii C.A. Mey.
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| Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| Perennial shrub |
| Height: 3-20 feet |
| Family: Cornaceae - Dogwood Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June |
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| Stems: | | Erect, often forming clumps; young twigs rough, often reddish brown; mature branches grayish brown; roots shallow, spreading. | | Leaves: | | Opposite, simple, slender stalked, broadly ovate to lanceolate, 2.5 to 4.5 inches long, 1 to 3.5 inches wide, firm, rough above, whitish-woolly below; margins entire; tips tapering to points. | | Inflorescences: | | Cymes, open, nearly flat-topped, 1.5 to 3 inches across, terminal on new branches. | | Flowers: | | White to cream colored, densely appressed-hairy; sepals 4, whitish; petals 4, oblong-lanceolate, spreading or rolling backward; stamens 4, filaments white, anthers yellow; style 1, cream to pale green. | | Fruits: | | Nearly spherical, about 1/5 inch in diameter, white, 1-seeded, in upright clusters; ripen late summer to early fall. | | Habitat: | | Rocky hillsides, woodland edges, thickets, and stream banks. | | Distribution: | | East 3/4 of Kansas. | | Uses: | | Rough-leaf dogwood provides cover for wildlife and the fruits are eaten by many species of birds. | | Comments: | | The scientific name honors Thomas Drummond, a Scottish botanist who lived from 1780-1835. Rough-leaf dogwood does well in drought conditions. |
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| Rough-leaf dogwood |  | | 102 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| | Rough-leaf dogwood leeaves |  | | 95 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| | Rough-leaf dogwood inflorescence |  | | 87 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| | Rough-leaf dogwood flowers |  | | 71 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
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