Cornus

E366450

plant genus taxon

Cornus is a genus of woody plants commonly known as dogwoods, which includes numerous species valued for their ornamental flowers, colorful bracts, and attractive bark.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Cornus canonical	2
Cornus florida	2
Cornus kousa	2
Cornus mas	2
Cornus nuttallii	2
Cornus sanguinea	2
Cornus alba	1
Cornus sericea	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
barkCharacteristic	mottled bark in some species ⓘ peeling bark in some species ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	dogwood ⓘ
dispersal	bird-dispersed fruits ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
family	Cornaceae ⓘ
floweringSeason	early summer in some species ⓘ spring in many species ⓘ
fruitCharacteristic	often brightly colored ⓘ
fruitType	drupe ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	deciduous ⓘ some species evergreen ⓘ
hasCultivar	numerous ornamental cultivars ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole	provides food for birds ⓘ provides habitat for wildlife ⓘ
hasGrowthForm	shrub ⓘ small tree ⓘ
hasPart	simple leaves ⓘ
hasStructure	showy bracts surrounding flowers in some species ⓘ
includesSpecies	Cornus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cornus alba Cornus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cornus florida Cornus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cornus kousa Cornus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cornus mas Cornus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cornus nuttallii Cornus sanguinea ⓘ Cornus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cornus sericea
inflorescenceType	small clustered flowers ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	opposite ⓘ
nativeTo	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
order	Cornales ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeOf	woody plant ⓘ
usedAs	ornamental garden plant ⓘ street and park tree ⓘ
valuedFor	attractive bark ⓘ autumn foliage color ⓘ colorful bracts ⓘ ornamental flowers ⓘ
woodCharacteristic	hard and dense in some species ⓘ
woodUsedFor	tool handles in some species ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific dogwood → genus → Cornus ⓘ

Pacific dogwood → scientificName → Cornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornus nuttallii

Cornaceae → containsGenus → Cornus ⓘ

Cornaceae → hasNotableMember → Cornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornus florida

Cornaceae → hasNotableMember → Cornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornus kousa

Cornaceae → hasNotableMember → Cornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornus mas

Cornaceae → hasNotableMember → Cornus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cornus sanguinea