Cornus walteri

Cornus walteri, also called Walter's dogwood,^[3] is a deciduous shrub or small tree 8–16 m tall, native to eastern Asia in Korea and much of China from Liaoning to Yunnan.^[4][5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Korean dogwood
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Cornaceae
Genus:	Cornus
Subgenus:	Cornus subg. Kraniopsis
Species:	C. walteri
Binomial name
Cornus walteri Wangerin
Synonyms[2]
Cornus coreana Wangerin Cornus henryi Hemsl. ex Wangerin Cornus walteri var. confertiflora W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu Cornus walteri var. insignis W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu Cornus yunnanensis H.L.Li Swida coreana (Wangerin) Soják Swida walteri (Wangerin) Soják Swida walteri var. confertiflora (W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu) W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu Swida walteri var. insignis (W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu) W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu Thelycrania coreana (Wangerin) Pojark.

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Cornus walteri has opposite, simple leaves, 5–12 cm long. The flowers are produced in inflorescences 6–8 cm diameter, each flower individually small and whitish. The flowering is in spring, after it leafs out. The fruit is a round, reddish-purple "drupaceous berry", 2.5-3.5 cm diameter.^{[4][6][7][8][9]}

It is closely related to the European common dogwood (C. sanguinea).