NameThatPlant.net: Benthamidia japonica

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Benthamidia japonica FAMILY Cornaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus kousa FAMILY Cornaceae

COMMON NAME:
Kousa Dogwood

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Benthamidia japonica FAMILY Cornaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus kousa FAMILY Cornaceae

3627

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Suburban areas, sometimes planted as an ornamental and may persist or seed down in the immediate vicinity of the parent tree, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China, Japan & Korea

Waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
4 white or pink bracts surround a cluster of small flowers
4-merous
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pinkish red to red
Drupe

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