Cornus sessilis

Cornus sessilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Cornaceae
Genus:	Cornus
Subgenus:	Cornus subg. Cornus
Species:	C. sessilis
Binomial name
	Cornus sessilis; Torr. ex Durand (1855)
	Natural range of Cornus sessilis

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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[tktimb-1] 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.

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