Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
FAMILY
Cornaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus canadensis
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cornus canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Cornus canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cornus canadensis
COMMON NAME:
Bunchberry, Dwarf Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_chca24_001_lvd
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Penny Longhurst pen_20170713_125058
July Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Birchy Head
Herb or dwarf shrub from a woody rhizome, to 2dm tall, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Penny Longhurst pen_20170718_155908_2
July Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Squid Jiggin Point
Four large bracts surround a central cluster of 4-petaled yellowish flowers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Penny Longhurst pen_20170718_160029_2
July Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Squid Jiggin Point
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190717_134357
July Penobscot County ME
Baxter State Park
Leaves in 2-4 pairs below the inflorescence, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190719_103440
July Piscataquis County ME
Appalachian Mountain Club 100 Mile Wilderness Conservation Area
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JK Marlow jkm090924_133
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
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JK Marlow jkm090924_137
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
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JK Marlow jkm130904_717
September Washington County ME
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JK Marlow jkm130906_012
September Washington County ME
Fruits are bright red drupes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190921_125948
September Antigonish County Nova Scotia, Canada
Cuties Hollow Falls
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190921_125959
September Antigonish County Nova Scotia, Canada
Cuties Hollow Falls
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus canadensis
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cornus canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Cornus canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Cornus canadensis
3022
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: High elevation forests, in humus or on talus, under Betula cordifolia, Picea rubens, or Pinus rigida, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
4 white bracts surround cluster of yellowish flowers
4-merous
4 petals
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p102
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p152
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p112
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p118
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