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===Scientific name===
===Scientific name===
*''Cornus florida'' L.
*''Cornus florida'' L.
===Taxonomy===
===Taxonomy===
*Cornaceae
*Cornaceae
===Distribution===
===Distribution===
*Native to North America.
*Native to North America.
===Flowering season===
===Flowering season===
*Mid to late April
*Mid to late April
===Notes===
===Notes===
*A deciduous tall tree of the family Cornaceae.
*A tall deciduous tree of the family Cornaceae.
*The leaves turn red in autumn and the fruit is red.
*The leaves and fruits turn red in autumn.
*What looks like white petals are bracts, and there is an inflorescence with a cluster of flowers in the center.
*The eye-catching parts which look like white petals are actually bracts, in which the inflorescence, which is formed from a cluster of flowers, is present in the center.
*The Japanese name "America-yama-boshi" comes from the fact that it is native to the United States and resembles the native "Japanese yama-boshi". The flowers (bracts) are conspicuous, and it is a member of the family Cornaceae ("Mizuki"), so it is also "Hana-mizuki".
*Its Japanese name "American-yamabōshi" refers to the place of origin (America) and how it resembles Japanese native kousa dogwood (yamabōshi). Another common name, "hana-mizuki", comes from the fact that the 'flowers' ("hana" in Japanese, actually involucres) stand out and it is a member of the Cornaceae family ("mizuki").
*Native to North America, used in horticulture.
*Native to North America, used in horticulture.
*It is known as a gift from the United States of America in the Meiji era (1868-1912) in appreciation for the gift of cherry trees from Japan to the United States.
*Known as a gift from the United States in the Meiji era (1868-1912) in appreciation for the gift of cherry trees from Japan to the United States.
*On the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, the trees are planted around the Hiroshima University Museum, Headquarters, and the School of Education.
*On the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, the trees are planted around the Hiroshima University Museum, Headquarters, and the School of Education.
