Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ (Satomi kousa dogwood)

6/11/2025 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

6/11/2025 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Cornales	Includes dogwoods, hydrangeas, stickleafs, tupelos, even sillyberries
Family	Cornaceae	Dogwood family
Genus	Cornus	Latin for “a horn”
Species	kousa