Cornus alba
Alternateleaf Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
L.f. Species
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- Botanical name
- Cornus alternifolia
- Also known as
- Alternate-Leaf Dogwood, Alternate-Leaved Dogwood, Alternateleaf Dogwood, Green Osier, Pagoda Dogwood
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Genus
- Cornus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Alternateleaf Dogwood
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cornus alternifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Bothrocaryum alternifolium
Cornus alterna
Cornus alternifolia f. albomarginata
Cornus alternifolia f. albovariegata
Cornus alternifolia f. alternifolia
Cornus alternifolia f. argentea
Cornus alternifolia f. ochrocarpa
Cornus alternifolia var. argentea
Cornus alternifolia var. corallina
Cornus alternifolia var. ochroleuca
Cornus alternifolia var. variegata
Cornus alternifolia var. virescens
Cornus plicata
Cornus punctata
Cornus riparia
Cornus riparia var. rugosa
Cornus rotundifolia
Cornus undulata
Swida alternifolia
Others in Cornus
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