Cornus sanguinea

The common dogwood is in the dogwood or Cornaceae family and is native to most of Europe and western Asia, occurring north to southern England and southern Scandinavia, and east to the Caspian Sea. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant.

• Leaves are opposite, single, 4–8 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, with an ovate to oblong shape.
• Flowers are small, 5–10 mm in diameter, with four creamy white petals, produced in clusters 3–5 cm in diameter.
• Fruit is a globose black berry 5–8 mm in diameter containing a single seed.
• Garden varieties are often called 'Winter Fire' because the leaves turn orange-yellow in autumn and then fall to reveal striking red-tipped, orange-yellow winter stems