Flowering Dogwood

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FLOWERING DOGWOOD Cornus Florida Presented by Torie Ramlose Fig [1

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Cornus Florida. Flowering Dogwood. Presented by Torie Ramlose. Fig [1]. Classification. Kingdom Subkingdom Superdivision Division Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species. Plantae (plants) Tracheobionta (vascular plants) Spermatophvta (seed plants) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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FLOWERING DOGWOODCornus Florida

Presented by Torie Ramlose

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Classification Kingdom Subkingdom Superdivision Division Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species

Plantae (plants)Tracheobionta (vascular plants)Spermatophvta (seed plants)Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)RosidaeCornalesCornaceae (dogwood family)Cornus L. (dogwood)Cornus florida L. (flowering dogwood)

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Shape, Form, & Type The flowering dogwood

can grow to be 9 meters tall and 10.7 meters wide although most are 4.6 meters tall and 4-6 meters across.

It has a shorter trunk and it’s branches overlap creating a bushy canapé.

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Bark The bark is

separated into small squares.

The wood is very had beneath the bark.

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Twig

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The twigs are slender and spout out from the many branches of the dogwood.

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LeafIts leaves are: Green Opposite Up to 15cm in length Color changing in

autumn (red and purple)

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Bud

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Buds form in the middle of April, and the bracts begin to emerge in only a few days.

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FlowerThe flower consists of 4 white petals with a cleft at the tip and the yellow flowers centered in its middle.

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Fruit

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Squirrels and birds enjoy eating the fruit.

People can also eat the fruit because it is not poisonous.

The taste is compared to that of a melon.

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Uses Dogwoods are used to make

landscapes more beautiful. They are also used to

provide shade. In medicine, flowering

dogwoods are used in treating fevers and mouth problems. People chewed on the twigs in order to whiten their teeth. Tea was made from the bark that was said to reduce fevers.

The red dye was used to color porcupine needles by tribesmen.

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Habitat & Range They are most

common in fertile, moist areas.

They can also be found in hardwood forests and on the edges of pine forests.

In the North, dogwoods do better in full sun, but they do better with shade in the South.

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Works Cited

1. Cook, W. (n.d.). [Various parts] [Photographs]. Retrieved from      http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/cofl.html

2. [Flower, fruit, tree] [Photograph]. (2003). Retrieved from http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/      cornus_f.cfm

3. Range. Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COFL24. [Tea cup][photograph]. (February,25 2010) Washington monthly. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/party_on_1.php?page=all&print=true

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1. Christman, S. (2008, March 10). Cornus florida. In Floridata. Retrieved June 23,      2010, from http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/cornus_f.cfm

2. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida).Retrieved June 24, 2010 from http://www.all-creatures.org/pica/ftshl-dogwood.html3. (2006, June 24). United States National Arboretum. Retrieved June 24, 2010, from http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/dogwoodfaq2.html