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Cornus

Cornus is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods or cornels, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark. Most are deciduous trees or shrubs, but a few species are nearly herbaceous perennial subshrubs, and some species are evergreen. Several species…

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Cornus

Nodes156
Edges155
Triples166
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012821
Components1

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related to Blue- or white-fruited dogwoods · 43
Cornus → Appalachia, Arctic, Bolivia, Bretschneider's, Canada, Central China, China, Chinese, Costa Rica, Deep South, East Asia, Eastern, Eastern North America, Europe, Great Plains, Hemsley's, Himalayas, Honduras, Hybrid, Koehne's
related to Big-bracted dogwoods · 23
Cornus → Bracts, British Columbia, California, Capitular, Central AmericaSubgenus Cynoxylon, China, Great Plains, Himalaya, Himalayan, Hong Kong, Japan, Kousa, Laos, Mexico, Ontario, Pacific, Sichuan, Southern China, Subgenus Discocrania, Subgenus Syncarpea
related to Cornelian cherries · 21
Cornus → Africa, Afromontane, California, China, ChinaCornus, Chinese, Cornelian-cherry, Dioecious, European, Japan, Japanese, Korea, Late Paleocene, Mediterranean, North Dakota, Plants, Subgenus Afrocrania, Subgenus Cornus, Subgenus Sinocornus, Umbellate
related to Dwarf dogwoods · 18
Cornus → Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Appalachian, Canada, Canadian, Eurasian, Evergreen, Greenland, Hybrid, Labrador, Minute, Newfoundland, North America, Northern Eurasia, Northern Myanmar, Northern North America, Rocky Mountains, Subgenus Arctocrania
related to Cultural references · 11
Cornus → American Southeast, Appalachia, British Columbia, Commonwealth, It, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pacific, The, Virginia
related to Description · 10
Cornus → By, Dogwood, Dogwoods, Eastern Europe, In, Many, Most, Swida, The, They
related to Horticulture · 8
Cornus → American, Donald Wyman, In, Northwest Europe, Other Cornus, Several, There, Various
related to Terminology · 8
Cornus → English, German, Greek, Hecate's, Latin, Middle Latin, Once, The
related to External links · 5
Cornus → Archived, China, Dogwood, Flora, Wayback MachineCornus
related to Fruits · 3
Cornus → Cornelian-cherries, Europe, The

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dogwood china species north america cornel northern bracts southeastern fruits subgenus east canada asia central eastern genus flowering dogwoods red

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Cornusis agenus of about 300.90text
Cornus peruviana.Species include the common dogwood Cornus sanguinea of Eurasiainstance ofThe genus is also known from South America with members0.80text
the widely cultivated flowering dogwoodinstance ofThe genus is also known from South America with members0.80text
walking canesinstance ofsome artisans favor dogwood for small projects0.80text
arrow makinginstance ofsome artisans favor dogwood for small projects0.80text
mountain dulcimersinstance ofsome artisans favor dogwood for small projects0.80text
fine inlaysinstance ofsome artisans favor dogwood for small projects0.80text
Cornusrelated to Big-bracted dogwoodsCapitular0.60section
Cornusrelated to Big-bracted dogwoodsSubgenus Discocrania0.60section
Cornusrelated to Big-bracted dogwoodsBracts0.60section
Cornusrelated to Big-bracted dogwoodsMexico0.60section
Cornusrelated to Big-bracted dogwoodsCentral AmericaSubgenus Cynoxylon0.60section

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