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Pyle, Lynn

Cornus unalaschkensis

Cornus unalaschkensis Ledeb.

Western Cordilleran Bunchberry, Alaskan Bunchberry

Cornaceae (Dogwood family)

Synonym(s): Chamaepericlymenum unalaschkense

USDA Symbol: COUN

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 9 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White, sometimes purple distally.

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , ID , OR , WA
Canada: AB , BC , YT
Native Habitat: Maritime copse or heath, maritime coniferous forests and bog woodlands, moist broadleaf or coniferous forests.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cornus unalaschkensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cornus unalaschkensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cornus unalaschkensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-07-23
Research By: CBR

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