Cornus drummondii, commonly known as the roughleaf dogwood, is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern regions of the United States.

[citation needed] The roughleaf dogwood is used as a buffer strip around parking lots, in the median of highways and near the decks and patios of homes.

[5] Leaf description: petiole 8–25 mm; blade lanceolate to ovate, 2–12 × 1.2–7.7 cm, base cuneate, truncate, or cordate, apex abruptly acuminate, abaxial surface pale green, hairs curved upward, dense, adaxial surface gray-green, hairs curved upward or appressed; secondary veins 3–4(–5) per side, most arising from proximal 1/2.

[5][7] The native habitats for Cornus drummondii are wetlands, mesic and dry-mesic woodlands, riparian forests and on limestone topography.

The genus name Cornus comes from the Latin word for horn, "Cornu" which is likely in reference to the tree's dense wood.

[8] Cornus drummondii can be found in the United States of America as far west and south as Texas, as far east as New York, and as far north as Ontario in Canada.

[14] Other fruit eating animals that use roughleaf dogwood include raccoons, squirrels, deer, rabbits, skunks, and black bears.

[16] There is no status rank (SNR/SU/SNA) for Cornus drummondii in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.