The Cornaceae are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. The family contains approximately 85 species in two genera, [1] Alangium and Cornus. They are mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen, although a few species are perennial herbs.

Family: Cornaceae — dogwood family Dogwoods are trees, shrubs, or, infrequently, herbs. They have simple leaves that are entire and usually arranged opposite each other. The small flowers are grouped together in an inflorescence that in some species is surrounded by 4 large, white, petal-like bracts.

Cornaceae, the dogwood family, is the largest family in the order, though it has just two genera—Cornus (65 species) and Alangium (20 species). Cornus is noted for its woody ornamental species native to both coasts of North America and to East Asia.

Cornus is a genus of about 30–60 species [Note 1] of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods or cornels, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark. [3]

Cornaceae is represented in the southeastern United States by native members of three of the five major clades (here treated as genera: Swida, Benthamidia, and Chamaepericlymenum) and by a fourth clade (genus Cornus sensu stricto).

Genus 1, species ca. 60 (20 species in the flora): North America, Mexico, Central America, n, w South America, Eurasia, Africa; predominately northern boreal and temperate regions, also high elevations in subtropical and tropical regions.

Identify plants and flowers of the Dogwood family (Cornaceae) with these wildflower identification tools and a photo gallery with plants grouped according to families.

The meaning of CORNACEAE is a family of mainly temperate-region trees, shrubs, or herbs (order Umbellales) comprising the dogwoods and related plants and having small clustered flowers, an inferior ovary, and drupaceous fruit.

The Cornaceae have seen a number of changes, including the inclusion of the Nyssaceae and the dismantling of the long familiar genus Cornus (accepted by some authors). Multiple studies have shown that Cornus can be confidently split into four (or more) groups worldwide that are morphologically and phylogenetically distinct (Fan and Xiang 2001 ...

Palynological data on the systematics and phylogeny of Cornaceae Dumort. and related families.