The flowers of Cornus florida. Beware the white structures are not flower petals, but modified leaves known as bracts. The yellow centers are clusters of true flowers.

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COMMON NAME: Flowering Dogwood
LATIN NAME: Cornus florida
FAMILY: Cornaceae
LOCATION: Next to Mary Lyon, near the college entrance.


 
 

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