Alternate-leaved dogwood

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Cornus alternifolia is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae, native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to southern Manitoba and Minnesota, and south to northern Florida and Mississippi. It is rare in the southern United States. It is commonly known as green osier, alternate-leaved dogwood, and pagoda dogwood.

• It belongs to the Cornaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a tree with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 30 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Vermont. ^NatureServe
• In Vermont, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in May–June. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as mid spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 25 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 1,234 research-grade sightings of it in Vermont, ranking #68 among the 110 flowers on our Vermont list. ^iNaturalist