Cornus sericea L.
red-osier dogwood
Cornaceae (Dogwood family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
red-osier dogwood
Cornaceae (Dogwood family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous shrub; stems 1-6 m tall, spreading by layering of prostrate stems that simulate stolons; young branches opposite, bright reddish to reddish-purple, later turning greyish-green.
Leaves:
Opposite, deciduous, oval, pointed, 4-12 cm long, greenish above, whitish below, turning reddish in the autumn, 5-7 prominent parallel veins converging at the leaf tips, white threads running through the veins.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of flat-topped terminal clusters, 2-4 cm wide; flowers white to greenish-white, 4 petals and stamens, bracts inconspicuous.
Fruits:
Berrylike drupes, 7-9 mm long, white sometimes blue-tinged, each with flattened stone.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Cornus sericea
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
759 | 0 | 2500 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
12 | -2 | 230 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
243 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4688 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(62), BWBS(335), CDF(64), CWH(465), ESSF(67), ICH(1250), IDF(570), MH(1), MS(315), PP(64), SBPS(22), SBS(1270) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Wet to mesic streamsides, lakesides, swamps and forests in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common throughout BC; N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to WV, OH, NE, NM, CA and MX.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cornus ×californica C.A. Mey.
Cornus alba var. californica (C.A. Mey.) B. Boivin
Cornus alba var. occidentalis (Torr. & A. Gray) B. Boivin
Cornus occidentalis (Torr. & A. Gray) Coville
Cornus sericea subsp. sericea L.
Cornus stolonifera Michx.
Cornus stolonifera var. californica (C.A. Mey.) McMinn
Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis (Torr. & A. Gray) C.L. Hitchc.