The Dogwood Family East of the Cascade Mts.
Cornaceae
Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschensis
1. Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschensis (Cornus canadensis) - Low trailing subshrubs from 5-20 cm high.
Leaves 2-8 cm long and in whorls at the ends of the erect stems. The flowers are
in tight, globose cymes subtended by 4 white bracts from 1-2.5 cm long.
2. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
var. sericea (C. stolonifera var. occidentalis) -
Many stemmed shrubs from 2-6 meters high. Flowers cymose and not subtended by
large bracts.
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