[5] It grows to 15 meters in height and blooms in late spring to early summer, exhibiting an abundance of fragrant flowers.

Because this species of dogwood also exhibits a range of minor differences in morphology due largely to geographic distribution, it has been divided into a number of subspecies.

[6] Cornus means 'horn', and is a derivative of the ancient Latin name for the Cornelian cherry.

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