Cornus canadensis

2017 09 06

Kusawa ridge 

June 29, 2016
Not very common here, but i found this one along Elfin creek here.

I learn we have two kinds of bunchberries in the yukon

Petals cream proximally, purple distally; hypanthium densely hairy; distalmost leaves much larger than those at 2 more proximal nodes.

6 Cornus unalaschkensis

 and

Petals cream; leaves at 2d node from apex non-chlorophyllous, scalelike; sepals cream, membranous, apices rounded.

4 Cornus canadensis

The following one in Skagway, and  an Cornus unalaschkensis

 note the purple tips on the petals

and the leafs on the stem

The next  ones a Cornus canadensis 

 

along the Kusawa road, June 21 2017

Red-osier Dogwood

 formerly Cornus stolonifera
now Cornus sericea sub sericea
Dogwood family
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- Not Edible-
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Sept. 07 2008
One shrub, where the bushroad crosses 'elfin creek'. (North of Mendenhall subd.)
2017- almost 10 years later, there are many bushes now, all derived from that one, they are following the creek downstream.
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Cornus means horn.
an osier-bed is a river-bed.
stolonifera - carrying 'suckers'.

and the berries still green on July 20, 2015

I wonder how early they bloom?

April 18, 2016

and below June 29, 2016 same location