Flowering Dogwood: Cornus Florida

Taxonomic Classifications
Flowering dogwood is a member of the genus Cornus within the family Cornaceae. The currently accepted scientific name is Cornus florida. The taxonomic classification for the flowering dogwood is the following:
Plantae (plants)
Embryophyta (higher plants)
Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
Cornales
Cornaceae (dogwoods)
Cornus (dogwoods)
Cornus florida
Common names of the species include: flowering dogwood, cornel, false boxwood, Florida boxwood, arrow wood, and bunchberry (Wood Bin, 2005).
Cornus florida is the aristocrat of native flowering trees. The Dogwood tree h…