Cornus mas

Cornelian cherry
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Cornaceae
Genus:	Cornus
Subgenus:	Cornus subg. Cornus
Species:	C. mas
Binomial name
	Cornus mas; L.
	Distribution map
Synonyms
	Synonymy 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 ;

Cornus mas, commonly known as cornel (also the Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood), is a species of shrub or small tree in the dogwood family Cornaceae native to Western Europe, Southern Europe, and Southwestern Asia.

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