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Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

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Description:

This plant grows about 20-30 cm tall (10-15 in), but the ones I find in northern Minnesota tend to be at the shorter end of this range. The flower is tiny and greenish and surrounded by light-colored whitish bracts about 2-3 cm (1-1.5 in) across. Leaves are located below the blossom in a whorl-like arrangement.

Habitat:

This plant grows in the cool, moist soils of northern boreal forests.

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Cornus canadensis

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Comments (2)
ScottRasmussen
I went out looking for bunchberry here in Massachusetts today and it was already done flowering : ( I did find lots of other nice things however.
JeanSawatzky
The bunchberry is blooming now in the Pacific Northwest forests of British Columbia. Beautiful photo.

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJuly 6, 2011

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