8.21.2012

Cornus unalaschkensis

Western bunchberry - Cornaceae - baby cornus - named after Unalaska Island - cannot tolerate poorly oxygenated conditions where people have compacted the ground - needs some moisture - white flowers orange berry like drupes - challenging plant - shade - no water fluctuation - Alaska to Calfornia Alberta and Idaho - moist forests bogs - zone 2-7 - evergreen groundcover - rhizomatous runners

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