| British Columbia Outdoor Wilderness Guide |
- Dwarf
Dogwood
(Cornus cadensis)
a.k.a. bunchberry, pigeon berry
The
Dwarf Dogwood is related to the flowering dogwood
trees. These low, trailing plants (5-25 cm./3-8
in. tall) are abundant throughout Canadian forests
coast to coast.
- LEAVES:
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Dwarf Dogwood leaves are oval, parallel veined,
2-8 cm. long
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in groups of 4 to 7 on a short stalk
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bright green with a whitish underside
- FLOWERS:
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Flowers on the Dwarf Dogwood appear in late
spring
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the flowers appear to have 4 white petals
- these are really the bracts that surround
the flower itself which is a cluster af small
(2 to 3 mm.), greenish petals bracts
 FRUIT:
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small (5 mm.), shiny, red berries that form
in August
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non-poisonous, appealing to birds
- HABITAT:
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Dwarf Dogwood are found in shady, moist areas
in sea level to subalpine elevations throughout
the province
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Dwarf Dogwoodcan be found on old stumps or logs,
meadows and bogs
- FASCINATING
FACTS:
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Dwarf Dogwood was introduced from Europe
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in the evening the flowers close
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the young tender leaves can be cooked or eaten
raw as a salad green
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resembles the dogwood tree in everything but
size
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by a unique mechanism the petals can propel
the pollen into the air.
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