Saturday, July 16, 2022

Flowering Dogwood

 

Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida

Springtime in Indiana is punctuated by flowering dogwoods and redbuds.  Not only is it spectacular, it has many medicinal uses.  According to the Native American Ethnobotany database, a bark infusion was used for many purposes, including headaches, fevers, worms, poison antidote, childhood diseases, diarrhea, and many others.


Flowering trees in the woods are a delightful spring sensation


The buds are quite distinctive


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