Cornus alternifolia (Pagoda dogwood)

9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

5/22/2026 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

5/22/2026 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, New Hampshire

9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Cornales	Includes dogwoods, hydrangeas, stickleafs, tupelos, even sillyberries
Family	Cornaceae	Dogwood family
Genus	Cornus	Latin for “a horn”
Species	alternifolia	From Latin alternus, “alternate,” and‎ folium,—alternating leaves on the stem