subgenus
Cornel
Kraniopsis
Children
- Red Osier Dogwood native
- Common Dogwood introduced
- Roughleaf Dogwood native
- Gray Dogwood native
- Silky Dogwood native
- Tatarian Dogwood introduced
- Round-leaved Dogwood native
- Blue-fruited Dogwood native
- Stiff Dogwood native
- Large-Leaf Dogwood present
- Brown Dogwood native
- Cornus excelsa
- Walter's Dogwood
- Toughleaf Dogwood native
- Wilson's Dogwood
- Cornus quinquenervis
- Slavin's Dogwood
- Cornus hemsleyi
- Arnold'S Dogwood
- Cornus schindleri
- Cornus × friedlanderi
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native cornel All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
caterpillars
68
bees
3
hosts
6
food
73
flowers
138
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Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
caterpillars
50
bees
3
hosts
7
food
41
flowers
135
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Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
caterpillars
48
bees
3
hosts
6
food
41
flowers
138
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Round-leaved Dogwood
Cornus rugosa
caterpillars
48
bees
3
hosts
6
food
37
flowers
75
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Roughleaf Dogwood
Cornus drummondii
caterpillars
46
bees
2
hosts
7
food
50
flowers
80
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Blue-fruited Dogwood
Cornus obliqua
caterpillars
46
bees
3
hosts
6
food
37
flowers
75
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Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
caterpillars
46
bees
2
hosts
6
food
51
flowers
71
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Toughleaf Dogwood
Cornus asperifolia
caterpillars
23
hosts
5
food
33
flowers
44
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Brown Dogwood
Cornus glabrata
caterpillars
14
hosts
3
food
17
flowers
18