Creek Dogwood, Red-osier Dogwood, Western Red Osier
Cornus occidentalis
Synonyms: Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis, Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis
The photo above shows the inflorescence and
paired leaves of red-osier dogwood as seen at the Klickitat Fish Hatchery to
the southeast of Glenwood, WA........May 29, 2006.
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower
of red-osier dogwood. Variety occidentalis has petals that measure 3-4
mm long while those of variety stolonifera measure 2-3 mm long. These
measure slightly longer than 3 mm.
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Two close-up side and look down views of the inflorescence
of red-osier dogwood. The hairs within the inflorescence of variety stolonifera
are largely appressed, while the minute hairs of variety occidentalis
tend to be more erect or curled.
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These 3 photos show close-up views of the flowers of red-osier dogwood as seen along the River Route Road in the upper Klickitat River drainage.........May 26, 2008.
Paul Slichter