Cornus sanguinea L.

English: Bloodtwig Dogwood

German: Blutroter Hartriegel

Portuguese: Sanguinho-legítimo

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Cornales (10)

        Family: Cornaceae (4)(family description)

          Genus: Cornus (4)

            Epithet: sanguinea L. (1)

Synonym: Swida sanguinea (L.) Opiz

sanguinea => blood-red

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: white

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• [947] Cornus sanguinea - Plants For A Future

• [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.