Cornus alba
Silky Cornel
Cornus amomum
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- Botanical name
- Cornus amomum
- Also known as
- Kinnikinnik, Red-Willow, Silky Cornel, Silky Dogwood
- Family
- Cornaceae
- Genus
- Cornus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Silky Cornel
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Cornus amomum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Cornus amomum subsp. amomum
Cornus amomum var. amomum
Cornus amomum var. schuetzeana
Cornus atrata
Cornus coerulea
Cornus cyanocarpa var. albescens
Cornus cyanocarpus
Cornus ferruginea
Cornus ferulacea
Cornus ferulifolia
Cornus ignorata
Cornus lanuginosa
Cornus mexicana
Cornus minor
Cornus oblongifolia
Cornus polygama
Cornus rubiginosa
Cornus sericea var. schuetzeana
Swida amomum
Swida amomum var. schuetzeana
Thelycrania amomum
Others in Cornus
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