Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood)

9/7/2021 · Kennebec River Bridge, Bowdoinham, Maine · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9 cm)

9/7/2021 · Kennebec River Bridge, Bowdoinham, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm)

9/7/2021 · Kennebec River Bridge, Bowdoinham, Maine · ≈ 6 × 3½″ (14 × 9.4 cm)

9/7/2021 · Kennebec River Bridge, Bowdoinham, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 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	mas