in taxon stone fruit plant cornelian cherry plant MANSFELD:24774 PLANTS:COMA21 cornelian cherry Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family *Cornaceae* native to Southern Europe and Southwestern Asia. The fruits when ripe on the plant bear a resemblance to coffee berries, and ripen in mid- to late summer. The fruit is edible (mainly consumed in Eastern Europe, UK, and Iran), but the unripe fruit is astringent. The fruit only fully ripens after it falls from the tree. When ripe, the fruit is dark ruby red or a bright yellow. It has an acidic flavour which is best described as a mixture of cranberry and sour cherry; it is mainly used for making jam, makes an excellent sauce similar to cranberry sauce when pitted and then boiled with sugar and orange, but also can be eaten dried. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_mas] cornus mas Cornus mas requires discussion