Cornus sessilis is a species of dogwood known by the common names blackfruit cornel, blackfruit dogwood, and miner's dogwood.
Description
This dogwood is a shrub or small tree approaching 5 metres (16 ft) in height at maximum.[1] It is deciduous, bearing deeply veined oval green leaves in season which turn red before falling.
The inflorescence is a cluster of tiny greenish-yellow flowers surrounded by thick, pointed bracts. The fruit is a round drupe about a centimeter wide which is white when new and gradually turns shiny black.[1] The fruit attracts many birds.
Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to northern California, where it grows along streambanks[1] in the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and the coastal mountain ranges. It is a tree of the redwood understory in its native range.
References
- ^ a b c Turner, Mark; Kuhlmann, Ellen (2014). Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (1st ed.). Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-60469-263-1.
External links
Media related to Cornus sessilis at Wikimedia Commons- Cornus sessilis in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
- "Cornus sessilis". Calflora. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database.
- "Cornus sessilis". Plants for a Future.
- USDA Plants Profile
- Jepson Manual Treatment
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