rough-leaved dogwood Cornus drummondii Kingdom: Plantae FEATURES Division: Magnoliophyta Rough-leaved dogwood is a shrub or small tree that Class: Magnoliopsida grows to a height of about 30 feet. Its red-brown Order: Cornales bark is scaly with shallow furrows. Twigs are red- brown, gray or brown. The thin, pointed buds are Family: Cornaceae approximately one-eighth inch in length. The leaves ILLINOIS STATUS are arranged opposite each other on the twigs. Leaves are rough on the upper surface and hairy on common, native the lower surface. These simple leaves are elliptical © Guy Sternberg in shape, pointed at the tip, up to four inches long and about two inches wide. The leafstalk may be one-half inch in length. Small, white, four-petaled flowers develop in clusters. The fruits are white, spherical berries, about one-fourth inch in diameter, each on a red stalk.

BEHAVIORS Rough-leaved dogwood may be commonly found in the southern three-fourths of Illinois and rarely in the remainder of the state. It grows in prairies, low areas and rocky woods. Flowers are produced from May through June. The fruits are eaten by many birds. The wood of this tree is hard, heavy and brown and is used for making tool handles. fruits and leaves in summer © Guy Sternberg ILLINOIS RANGE

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Aquatic Habitats bottomland woods; wet prairies and fens

Woodland Habitats bottomland woods; upland deciduous forests

Prairie and Edge Habitats black soil prairie; edge; hill prairie

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