Common dogwood

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Cornus sanguinea

Common dogwood, a reference photo
Photo: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) · Public domain

Cornus sanguinea, the common dogwood or bloody dogwood, is a species of dogwood native to most of Europe and western Asia, from England and central Scotland east to the Caspian Sea. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Common dogwood being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cornales
Family
Cornaceae
Genus
Cornus
Species
Cornus sanguinea

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