Three cymes of red osier dogwood flowers cross this image diagonally. You can see the cymes are composed of numerous small 4 petaled white flowers. The leaves beneath and around the cymes are broadly oval. The venation is typical of dogwoods, curving from a large central vein upward to the edge of the leaves. Red osier dogwood stems when young are attractively red strong and flexible. They can be used in basket weaving

Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) grows abundantly in the PNW. Its masses of cymes of small white four-petaled flowers are decorative from spring through summer.
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