Plant · GBIF taxon 3082270
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensisAlso known as Creeping Dogwood, Canadian Dwarf Cornel
Canadian bunchberry is a low, rhizomatous dogwood that carpets cool forest floors with whorls of leaves. Four white bracts surround a small flower cluster, which later develops into a tight group of red drupes.
Forest GroundcoverRhizomatous DogwoodWhite Bracts
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & prey
- Photosynthesis; shallow roots absorb water and mineral nutrients
Predators
- Slugs
- Browsing deer
- Leaf-eating insects
ThreatsWarming climate, drying soils, trampling, forest-floor disturbance, and canopy removal
HabitatsCool moist coniferous and mixed forest, bog margins, mossy slopes, and tundra scrub
Life spanPerennial colonies can persist for many years through spreading rhizomes
Size / weightNot available
Classification
- OrderCornales
- FamilyCornaceae
- GenusCornus
- SpeciesCornus canadensis
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Wild plants and drupes have look-alikes; do not eat or ingest material based on app identification.
Responsible observation
- Flowers: The four white parts are showy bracts around many tiny flowers.
- Colony: Stay on paths to protect shallow rhizomes and forest-floor shoots.
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