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Distribution by County   2390    
Cornus sericea  L.  ssp. sericea 
American dogwood,   Creek dogwood,   Red osier dogwood,   Redosier dogwood
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 38 Kern: 1 Placer: 31 Shasta: 10
Alpine: 13 Lake: 4 Plumas: 45 Sierra: 8
Amador: 2 Lassen: 14 Sacramento: 8 Siskiyou: 77
Butte: 24 Los Angeles: 14 San Benito: 3 Solano: 3
Calaveras: 3 Madera: 5 San Bernardino: 31 Sonoma: 9
Colusa: 4 Marin: 32 San Diego: 13 Tehama: 13
Contra Costa: 13 Mariposa: 14 San Francisco: 15 Trinity: 20
Del Norte: 13 Mendocino: 9 San Joaquin: 1 Tulare: 42
El Dorado: 27 Modoc: 15 San Luis Obispo: 20 Tuolumne: 23
Fresno: 18 Mono: 33 San Mateo: 81 Ventura: 4
Glenn: 5 Monterey: 8 Santa Barbara: 32 Yuba: 1
Humboldt: 30 Napa: 2 Santa Clara: 19
Inyo: 20 Nevada: 23 Santa Cruz: 23

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/15/2026).