Cornus florida (dogwood)

Dogwood trees are just beginning to come into flower in Crawfordsville this week.  This native species is known for its showy "flowers", which are in fact aggregates of flowers (the small, inconspicuous yellow things above) surrounded by four large, white bracts.  There's a bad joke that you can recognize a dogwood by its bark (groan...), but it's actually true!  Check it out this spring.