Cornus canadensis

Cornus canadensis
Growing at Elfin Lakes, British Columbia

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Subgenus: Cornus subg. Arctocrania
Species:
C. canadensis
Binomial name
Cornus canadensis

Cornus canadensis is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae, native to eastern Asia and North America.[2] Common names include Canadian dwarf cornel, Canadian bunchberry, quatre-temps, crackerberry, and creeping dogwood.[3][4] Unlike its relatives, which are for the most part substantial trees and shrubs, C. canadensis is a creeping, rhizomatous perennial growing to about 20 centimetres (8 inches) tall.

  1. ^ "Cornus Canadensis". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-04-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ "Cornus canadensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).