? Dogwood family
European Cornel (Cornus mas)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cornales Family: Cornaceae
Genera
Cornaceae sensu stricto     Cornus -- dogwood Nyssaceae     (Nyssa -- tupelo)     (Camptotheca -- happy tree)     (Davidia -- dove tree) Cornus mas1. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Cornales are an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterid group of dicotyledons. ... Subgenera Cornus Benthamidia Swida The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). ... Subgenera Cornus Benthamidia Swida The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). ... Genus Nyssa - tupelo Camptotheca - happy tree Davidia - dove tree Family Nyssaceae is a small plant family related to and often included within the Dogwood Family (Cornaceae). ... For the Doctor Who character Nyssa, see Nyssa of Traken. ... For the city, see Tupelo, Mississippi. ... Species Camptotheca acuminata - Happy tree Camptotheca lowreyana The Happy tree, Camptotheca acuminata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to central China, usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae. ... Species Camptotheca acuminata - Happy tree Camptotheca lowreyana The Happy tree, Camptotheca acuminata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to central China, usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae. ... Species Davidia involucrata - Dove tree The Dove tree, Davidia involucrata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually placed in the Tupelo Family (Nyssaceae), but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the Dogwood Family (Cornaceae), and yet by others given family status of its own: the family Davidiaceae. ... Species Davidia involucrata - Dove tree The Dove tree, Davidia involucrata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually placed in the Tupelo Family (Nyssaceae), but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the Dogwood Family (Cornaceae), and yet by others given family status of its own: the family Davidiaceae. ...

The Dogwood family (Cornaceae) is a widespread family, mostly in the north temperate zone, in the order Cornales. The family mostly comprises woody shrubs and trees, in about fifteen genera, although which genera properly belong to this family is controversial. Families See text The Cornales are an order of flowering plants, basal among the asterid group of dicotyledons. ...

The Cornaceae is best known for two genera, Cornus, the dogwoods, and Nyssa, the tupelos; the latter is often placed, together with the Dove tree Davidia and the Happy tree Camptotheca, in a separate family, the Nyssaceae. Subgenera Cornus Benthamidia Swida The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). ... Subgenera Cornus Benthamidia Swida The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). ... For the Doctor Who character Nyssa, see Nyssa of Traken. ... Species Davidia involucrata - Dove tree The Dove tree, Davidia involucrata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually placed in the Tupelo Family (Nyssaceae), but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the Dogwood Family (Cornaceae), and yet by others given family status of its own: the family Davidiaceae. ... Species Davidia involucrata - Dove tree The Dove tree, Davidia involucrata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree, usually placed in the Tupelo Family (Nyssaceae), but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the Dogwood Family (Cornaceae), and yet by others given family status of its own: the family Davidiaceae. ... Species Camptotheca acuminata - Happy tree Camptotheca lowreyana The Happy tree, Camptotheca acuminata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to central China, usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae. ... Species Camptotheca acuminata - Happy tree Camptotheca lowreyana The Happy tree, Camptotheca acuminata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to central China, usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae. ... Genus Nyssa - tupelo Camptotheca - happy tree Davidia - dove tree Family Nyssaceae is a small plant family related to and often included within the Dogwood Family (Cornaceae). ...

All members of the family have simple leaves and most are deciduous and have attractive fall foliage; some Cornus are however evergreen. Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ... A Silver Fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round, with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months. ...

The genus Griselinia formerly often included in the Cornaceae, is now placed in its own family, Griseliniaceae. Species Griselinia carlomunozii Griselinia jodinifolia Griselinia littoralis Griselinia lucida Griselinia racemosa Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia scandens Griselinia is a genus of seven species of shrubs and trees, with a highly disjunct distribution native to New Zealand and South America. ... Species Griselinia carlomunozii Griselinia jodinifolia Griselinia littoralis Griselinia lucida Griselinia racemosa Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia scandens Griselinia is a genus of seven species of shrubs and trees, with a highly disjunct distribution native to New Zealand and South America. ...

The genus Aucuba, formerly often included in the Cornaceae, has now been transferred to the family Garryaceae. Species See text Aucuba is a genus of three to ten species of flowering plants, now placed in the family Garryaceae, although formerly usually classed in the Aucubaceae or Cornaceae. ... Genera Garrya Aucuba Garryaceae is a small family of dicotyledons, including only two genera: Garrya. ...