CORNACEAE
Cornus florida
Common Name: Flowering Dogwood, Eastern Dogwood
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| leaves and inflorescences in Spring | inflorescences | 
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| inflorescence closeup--the flowers are actually the greenish structures in the center. What do we call the white modified leaves surrounding the flowers? | leaves--are these leaves opposite or alternate? | 
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| leaves showing arcuate venation pattern--what kind of margin is present here? | habit--Cornus florida is small tree |