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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Cornaceae
Cornus canadensis L.
bunchberry, bunchberry dogwood, dwarf cornel
Cornus: Latin cornu for "horn," probably referring to the hardness of the wood
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-8" tall forb; with a woody rhizome |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted, 3/4"-1 1/2" wide, bracts petal-like; solitary on a 3/4"-1" stalk; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | cluster of red berries |
| Leaf: | short-stalked, 4-6 seemingly in a whorled cluster at the top and 1 or 2 pairs of tiny leaves below |
| Habitat: | moist; forests, bogs; in acidic soil |
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