Photo of a mostly horizontal branch bearing a dozen flowers and some leaves are sprouting at the ends of the branches. Brown leaves and a dark wooded area is in the background. Text says, "Flowering dogwood Cornus florida"
#AMomentinNature & #ASignofSpring was this flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) blooming today in NE Florida. What looks like a single flower is a flower head subtended by 4 white bracts. It’s best used as an understory tree in moist areas in Florida. For more info: www.fnps.org/plant/cornus...