Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Gray Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia L., Cornus racemosa Lam., Cornus sericea L.
Cornaceae
Image
Red Osier Dogwood leaves, showing the distinguishing leaf venation of Cornus species, Summit Bog, Photo credit: J. Dolan 2022
Names and Their Meanings
Alternate-leaf Dogwood - Cornus alternifolia
Kanienʼkéha
teyotsí:tsayen
Anishinaabemowin
moozwemizh, moozomizh, niibiishan miskwaabiimizhiig
French
Cornouiller à feuilles alternes
Gray Dogwood - Cornus racemosa
Kanienʼkéha
tsítyete
Anishinaabemowin
mazh’omizh
French
Cornouiller à grappes
Red Osier Dogwood - Cornus sericea
Kanienʼkéha
onekwén:tara niwatahtsherò:ten, o’seranekwénhtonh, watatshero:'ten, onekwénhtara niwatatsherò:ten
Anishinaabemowin
miskwabi 'mik, mskwabiimnagohns, miskwaabiimizh "red shrub" Cornus sericea
French
Cornouiller stolonifère, Hart rouge
Alternate-leaf Dogwood
Conservation Status
S5 (Secure) in Ontario and New York; S4 (Apparently Secure) in Québec
Gray Dogwood
Conservation Status
S5 (Secure) in Ontario and New York; S3 (Vulnerable) in Québec
Red Osier Dogwood
Conservation Status
S5 (Secure) in Ontario and Québec