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Gray Dogwood
(Cornus racemosa)

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Gray dogwood is found throughout Iowa except northwest Iowa. A perennial shrub that grows 6-15 feet, with smooth, gray twigs. The flowers are white, 4-parted; in florescence is a loose branched cluster, and blooms in May-June.

The fruit is a white berry, on red stems and the leaves are 1.5-4 inches long, pale below, opposite, stalked, and oval to lace-like with a long tip.

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