Cornus sericea Red Osier Dogwood - Silky Dogwood Shrubs

Cornus, from the Latin, cornu, "horn, antler"
sericea, from the Greek, serikos (serikos), "of silk"
Common Name from the brightly colored twigs and branches
Other common names include Red Twig Dogwood, Western Dogwood, American Dogwood, Redstem Dogwood, Red Dogwood, Kinnikinnik, Squawbush, Creek Dogwood, California Dogwood, Red-stemmed Cornel, Redbrush, Gutter Tree, Red Willow, harts rouges, Poison Dogwood, Shoemack, Waxberry Cornel, Dogberry Tree.
Taxonomy:

Kingdom Plantae, the Plants
Division Magnoliophyta, the Angiosperms (flowering plants)
Class Magnoliopsida, the Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae, the Roses
Order Cornales, the Dogwoods
Family Cornaceae, the Dogwoods
Genus Cornus, the Dogwoods
Taxonomic Serial Number: 501637
Also known as Cornus stolonifera,Cornus alba var. occidentalis, Cornus occidentalis, Cornus alba var. baileyi, Cornus alba var. californica, Cornus alba var. interior, Cornus alba var. coloradense, Cornus baileyi, Cornus instolonea, Cornus interior, Cornus sanguinea, Svida stolonifera, Cornus pubescens, Cornus californica, Suida interior, Ossea interior, Suida stolonifera var. riparia, Cornus instoloneus, Cornus nelsoni, Cornus amomum
Two main groups of Cornus are "red line" dogwoods, with showy bracts below the flowers and red fruit, and "blue line" dogwoods, without bracts and blue or white fruit. Red Osier Dogwood is widespread and variable; similar populations have been considered variously as separate but interbreeding species, subspecies, and varieties.

Copyright 2002 by Earl JS Rook