Bush or shrub growing up to 5 meters high, widespread throughout Europe in hedgerows and scrublands; its blue-black fruits are not edible for humans but consumed by birds. In the past, its strong and flexible branches were employed to make rustic brooms for sweeping porches, stables, farmyards.
Common dogwood
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