[The Dogwood Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Creek Dogwood, Western Red Osier, Red Osier Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
(Washington still recognizes ssp. occidentalis and ssp. sericea)
Synonyms: Cornus occidentalis, Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis, Cornus sericea ssp. sericea, Cornus stolonifera, Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis, Cornus x californica
![Creek Dogwood, Western Red Osier, Red Osier Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood: Cornus sericea (Synonyms: Cornus occidentalis, Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis, Cornus sericea ssp. sericea, Cornus stolonifera, Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis, Cornus x californica)](occidentalis/sericeus05-22-2023.jpg)
Creek dogwood blooming along the Springwater Trail about half a mile east of Palmblad Avenue, east of Gresham, OR.....May 22, 2023.
- ![Creek Dogwood, Western Red Osier, Red Osier Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood: Cornus sericea (Synonyms: Cornus occidentalis, Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis, Cornus sericea ssp. sericea, Cornus stolonifera, Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis, Cornus x californica)](occidentalis/occidentalis04-27-2020b.jpg)
Red osier dogwood in bloom in the webmaster's Gresham, OR woodland garden.......April 27, 2020.
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Paul Slichter