Common name
English: Cornelian cherry
German: Kornelkirsche
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Cornales (10)
Family: Cornaceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Cornus (4)
Epithet: mas L. (1)
Synonyms: Cornus erythrocarpa St.-Lag., Cornus flava Steud., Cornus homerica Bubani, Cornus mascula L., Cornus nudiflora Dumort., Cornus praecox Stokes, Cornus vernalis Salisb., Eukrania mascula (L.) Merr., Macrocarpium mas (L.) Nakai
flava => pure yellow
mas => male, in reference e.g. to hard wood or strong habit
nudiflora => bare flowers
praecox => early-ripening
vernalis => flowering in spring, pertaining to spring
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Cornus mas at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [957] Cornus mas - Plants For A Future
- [1403] Cornus mas - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz