red osier dogwood vs Cornus stolonifera

red osier dogwood and Cornus stolonifera both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red osier dogwood	Yes	No	No	No
Cornus stolonifera	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, red osier dogwood and Cornus stolonifera are synonyms defined as:

red osier dogwood and Cornus stolonifera: common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers

Other synonyms of red osier dogwood include American dogwood, red dogwood, red osier, redbrush.

red osier dogwood (noun)	Cornus stolonifera (noun)
common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers	common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers