From the genus Cornus, it's Virginia's state flower
[DOC] [TLE] Virginia State Flower - Facts About American Dogwood [PAR] American Dogwood was adopted as the state flower of Virginia in 1918, are small 
and consists ... Magnoliophyta; Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Cornales; Family: 
Cornaceae; Genus: Cornus ... Virginia attained its statehood on June 25, 1788.