Heather Angel / Handkerchief / Dove tree (Davidia involucrata) inflorescence, stamens with green ovary and multi--rayed style beneath. Native to Sichuan ,northwest Yunnan, Guizhou and Hubei, China.

Heather Angel / Handkerchief / Dove tree (Davidia involucrata), male inflorescence enclosed by bracts which act as an umbrella to prevent rain spoiling pollen. Endemic to Sichuan, north west Yunnan, Guizhou and Hubei...

Ernie Janes / Giant dogwood (Cornus controversa) in flower, cultivated plant native to far east Asia.

Philippe Clement / Chinese dogwood (Cornus kousa chinensis) close up of foliage and pink fruit / berries in autumn, cultivated plant. October.

Werner Bollmann / Lapland Cornel (Cornus suecica) Nordkinn Peninsula, Norway, June.

Jack Dykinga / Canadian dogwood (Cornus canadensis) flowers brighten the fern covered forest floor. Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, June.

Jack Dykinga / Canadian dogwood (Cornus canadensis) flowers brighten the fern covered forest floor. Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, June.

Ernie Janes / Dogwood (Cornus) and Himalayan birch (Betula utilis var Jacquemontii) in winter, Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Ernie Janes / Dog wood (Cornus) and Himalayan birch (Betula utilis var Jacquemontii) in winter, Bressingham Gardens, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Adrian Davies / Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) fruit and leaves, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. September 2017.

Laurie Campbell / Dwarf cornel (Cornus suecica) in flower Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, June.

Laurie Campbell / Dwarf cornel (Cornus suecica) growing in amongst heather on Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, June.