Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Cornales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (6/26/20):
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
FAMILY
Cornaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus canadensis
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
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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JK Marlow jkm090924_133
September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
Leaves in 2-4 pairs, per Weakley's Flora.
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September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park
Herb or dwarf shrub from a woody rhizome, to 2dm tall, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm130904_717
September Washington County ME
Four large bracts surround a central cluster of 4-petaled yellowish flowers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm130906_012
September Washington County ME
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September Washington County ME
Fruits are bright red drupes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (6/26/20):
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cornus canadensis
FAMILY
Cornaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
New England Wildflower Society’s Flora Novae Angliae (Haines, 2011)
Chamaepericlymenum canadense
3022
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Native: north of the Carolinas
Rare south of PA
Habitat: High elevation forests, in humus or on talus, under Betula cordifolia, Picea rubens, or Pinus rigida, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
4 white bracts surround cluster of yellowish flowers
Bisexual
4-merous
4 petals
Inferior ovary
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 p102
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p152
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p112
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p118