Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Main difference between White and Common Dogwood is this style/stigma. In the latter, the stigma is quite a dark green and the style pale green.

White Dogwood (Cornus alba) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Main difference between White and Common Dogwood is this style/stigma. In the latter, the stigma is quite a dark green and the style pale green.

Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Red Osier Dogwood has much redder stems and darker leaves. Cornus alba has darker leaves - this one is a cultivar "var. Aurea". Not really a wild plant but put in here for interest. Common Dogwood also has darker leaves, but in particular they are narrower and a bit wavy and only have around 5 lateral veins, not 6 (can be more) as here.

White Dogwood var. aurea (Cornus alba var. aurea) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Red Osier Dogwood has much redder stems and darker leaves. Cornus alba has darker leaves - this one is a cultivar "var. Aurea". Not really a wild plant but put in here for interest. Common Dogwood also has darker leaves, but in particular they are narrower and a bit wavy and only have around 5 lateral veins, not 6 (can be more) as here.

Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Although this is var. aurea, the flowers are nevertheless representative of the species as a whole.

White Dogwood var. aurea (Cornus alba var. aurea) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). Although this is var. aurea, the flowers are nevertheless representative of the species as a whole.

White Dogwood var. aurea (Cornus alba var. aurea) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden).

Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). Classic yellow leaves for var. aurea.

White Dogwood var. aurea (Cornus alba var. aurea) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (garden). Classic yellow leaves for var. aurea.

By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. Classic White Dogwood leaves - slightly brighter green than those of Common Dogwood.

White Dogwood (Cornus alba) (11/07/2022) By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. Classic White Dogwood leaves - slightly brighter green than those of Common Dogwood.

By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. But in particular, always 6 or 7 lateral veins, unlike Common Dogwood that has 4 or 5. Plus Common Dogwood instead has narrower and rather wavy leaves rather than the flattish ones of White Dogwood, like here.

White Dogwood (Cornus alba) (11/07/2022) By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. But in particular, always 6 or 7 lateral veins, unlike Common Dogwood that has 4 or 5. Plus Common Dogwood instead has narrower and rather wavy leaves rather than the flattish ones of White Dogwood, like here.

Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). This leaf is from var. aurea: yellow ones. The 6 lateral veins present - classic for White Dogwood and its cultivars.

White Dogwood var. aurea (Cornus alba var. aurea) (04/05/2022) Southbank Barn, Henfield (garden). This leaf is from var. aurea: yellow ones. The 6 lateral veins present - classic for White Dogwood and its cultivars.

By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. Big difference between White and Common Dogwood - the latter has black berries, not white like this.

White Dogwood (Cornus alba) (11/07/2022) By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. Big difference between White and Common Dogwood - the latter has black berries, not white like this.

By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. Darker leaves in the background means Cornus Alba (not a cultivar).

White Dogwood (Cornus alba) (11/07/2022) By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex. Darker leaves in the background means Cornus Alba (not a cultivar).

White Dogwood (Cornus alba) (11/07/2022) By Nuffield Hospital, Haywards Heath, W Sussex.